. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . al Burnss line, enabling him to rectify it and drivethe enemy from his front. Several other regiments joined General Burnssline at about the same time, but the fight was over not long after the charge,and the enemy was driven from the wood. A Confederate battery placed nearthe Williamsburg road was compelled to withdi-aw in haste. On the left Gen-eral Brookss brigade of General Smiths division, Sixth Corps, moved forward,with its right on 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." . al Burnss line, enabling him to rectify it and drivethe enemy from his front. Several other regiments joined General Burnssline at about the same time, but the fight was over not long after the charge,and the enemy was driven from the wood. A Confederate battery placed nearthe Williamsburg road was compelled to withdi-aw in haste. On the left Gen-eral Brookss brigade of General Smiths division, Sixth Corps, moved forward,with its right on the WilUamsburg road, against a force of the enemy thatwas moving south of that road in the wood skirting the open field. It steadilydrove back the enemy, meeting with heavy loss, particularly in the 5th Ver-mont Regiment. Darkness ended the fight. General Brooks was woundedin the leg, but did not leave the field. Hancocks and Davidsons brigades[Smiths division] were posted some distance to the rear to repel an antici-pated attack from the right and i:ear, but were not engaged. When the fight 374 REAR-GUARD FIGHTING DURING THE CHANGE OF BASE. TOOMBSS.
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