. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . e that might resultfrom its recapture the order was revoked. Fieldsdivision had been notified of this change; but Pick-etts men, who had not yet heard of it, began theassault under the first order. The men of Fieldsdivision, hearing the firing and seeing Picketts menengaged, leaped from their trenches—first the men,then the officers and flag-bearers—rushed
. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . e that might resultfrom its recapture the order was revoked. Fieldsdivision had been notified of this change; but Pick-etts men, who had not yet heard of it, began theassault under the first order. The men of Fieldsdivision, hearing the firing and seeing Picketts menengaged, leaped from their trenches—first the men,then the officers and flag-bearers—rushed forwardand were soon in the formidable trenches, whichwere found to be held by a very small force. ^ 45, Grants whole army was now in front of thelines of Petersburg, and an assault was ordered for 4A. M. of the 18th. But Beauregard had caused a newline to be fortified just in rear of the one that hadbeen so stubbornly held, and after midnight the troopshad been withdrawn to this new line. When in themorning the assaulting column reached the old lineand found it abandoned the Federal generals haltedto reconnoiter before making an attack. Kershaws * Colonel C. S. Venable in Battles and Leaders of the Civil War,Vol. IV., page mMB^ ■< A. P. HILL ORDERING LEE AND DAVIS TO THE REAR. [ 833 ] 334 Story of the Confederate States. division of Lees army reached Petersbui-g early onthat morning, and two hours later came Fields divi-sion. Before it had been assigned to its place on theline Lee in person arrived. There were now about20,000 Confederates in the works at Petersburg. Atnoon came the grand attack, which was promptlyrepulsed. At 4 in the afternoon the Federals tried itagain, but their effort met with signal defeat. Beau-regard says that their loss exceeded that of the Con-federates in the proportion of nine to one. GeneralHumphreys of the Union army in his VirginiaCampaign, 1864 and 1865, states that the Unionlosses in these assaults were 9,961 killed, wounded and
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