. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . enemy had evidently taken us for a cavalry regiment. Get-ting rid of them all, we finally arrived at the right of the brigade, inquiry of a staff-officer about the general, he replied, Oh, no, sir,he is not wounded, he felt unwell and has gone to the wood to lie down andwill soon be back. I turned off in great disgust to return, when anotherofficer, looking as neat and clean as if he had just joined the army, steppedup with the
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . enemy had evidently taken us for a cavalry regiment. Get-ting rid of them all, we finally arrived at the right of the brigade, inquiry of a staff-officer about the general, he replied, Oh, no, sir,he is not wounded, he felt unwell and has gone to the wood to lie down andwill soon be back. I turned off in great disgust to return, when anotherofficer, looking as neat and clean as if he had just joined the army, steppedup with the air of a private secretary of some grand official, and, touching hishat, said, Who shall I say called, su f General Smith and I did not hearthe last of that expedition for a long time. During the day a staff-officer of General Smith had explored a road towardJames River about two miles in rear of that which the troops at Glendalewere to take, and found it practicable. About 10 in the evening, assumingthat my instructions to hold the crossing until nightfall had been obeyed,I sent word to General Heintzelman and General Sumner that I should move. REAR-GUARD FIGHTING DURING THE CHANGE OF BASE. „ 381 to the James River by that road. General Richardson, with Frenchs brigade,was instructed to remain, to deceive the enemy as to our movements by firingfield-pieces in the direction of the bridge, and then, after an hour, to Henry M. Naglee was to follow Smiths division. These instructionswere carried out, and the command arrived at the James about daylight. Thediscovery of this road made the concentration of the troops at Malvern Hilla completed manoeuvi-e by noon of the 1st of July, and was due to the fertilebrain of General Smith, who ordered the exploration. The military results of the defense of White Oak Bridge and the battle ofGlendale were: (1) The enemy was repulsed at all points, except in the singlecase of McCalls division at Glendale, which was overpowered b
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