. 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 . de just beforedark. Hooker had intended sending Sykcsa divisionto support Humphreys, but when he saw theInttor ilrivou back ho concluded to abandon allfurther attempts to carry a position which he hadalready doomed impregnable. Finding, ho says, that I had lost as many as my orders required moto lose, I fitiapondcd
. 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 . de just beforedark. Hooker had intended sending Sykcsa divisionto support Humphreys, but when he saw theInttor ilrivou back ho concluded to abandon allfurther attempts to carry a position which he hadalready doomed impregnable. Finding, ho says, that I had lost as many as my orders required moto lose, I fitiapondcd tho attack, and directed that following «,jming, which, contrary to tho opinionof the majority of bis ofHcers, he thought couhl beeasily carried out. All prepiimtions were accord-ingly made for assaulting tiio stone wall by anotherbut more powerful direct movement, which hothought would eTiahlo tho Federals to reach thosecond Coofcderate lino and readily cnpturo tlioheights. ho morning of Sunday, the Hth, allwas in readiness for tho dcspunilomovement, Sumner was once moreremonstrate with Burnside. Iloto reconsider his decision, which,said he, had not mot the approval of any of thoofficorg, and conld not, thoy all thought, hot prove l\Tion, ( inducedasked hii m/ ^^r-^.- —. G^,^ERALb ANO IJAIAKI). AND UULuNLL IKHCY U^NDIIAM, MA nrJ Wjndhnin NG A LAVALUV RKCONNOISSANCK NKAK FllKDlCRICKSRUItU, VA. Btrcefs lines, in addition to Ibo well-directedartillery Sta from tho bills. After dispatcliing part of Hookers corps toSumners aid, and seeing, from his station atStafford Heights, that brigade after brigade hadbeen almost swept away, Burnside concluded toBend Hookers remaining divisions across theriver. Hooker rode forward to consult with theother generals, and immediately thereafter sent amessage to Burnside in ordor to dissuade himfrom attempting to carry out what Couch, ,Hancock, French, and himself, justly thought auseless undertaking. Burnsido was immovable,an
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