. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . engagement, which, in addition to thonames already given, is often termed the battle ofNew Market Cros3 Roads, of Charles City CrossRoads, or of \>Mte Oak Swamp, tho Federal losswas about 1,800 killed and wounded, whilst that oftho Confederates was somewhat over 2,000. Colonel Simmona and Goceral Meado were botLs
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . engagement, which, in addition to thonames already given, is often termed the battle ofNew Market Cros3 Roads, of Charles City CrossRoads, or of \>Mte Oak Swamp, tho Federal losswas about 1,800 killed and wounded, whilst that oftho Confederates was somewhat over 2,000. Colonel Simmona and Goceral Meado were botLseverely wounded, while General G. A. McCall wasmade a p:isonor, and retained es such until ex-changed the following August. During tho ensuing night, tho ?ederals movedon to Malvern Hill, where they formed in battleorder upon tho crest of an elevated plateau, admi-rably located to resist the attack which could notbut follow on the part of the Confederates. &ykessand Morolls troops occupied the extreme left,next came Conchs division, then the forces ofKearney, Hooker, Sedgwick, Hich«dfloa, Smith,Slocum and Casey, in the order named. Thawhole formed almost a semicircle, and bolfcflanks, resting npon the James River, were pro-tected by the gunboats- There were eight siege. BATTLE OF SAVAGES STATION.—GEiVERAL SMITHS DIVISION, OF FRANKLINS COI Fnoii \ Kki
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