. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . one-lalf mile in length and breadth. In front ofTie ravine were some small hills which shelter for the troops; and west of thelearing was timber, where we supposed Gen-VoL. XXX.—4S. brigade of Sedgwicks division was in other two brigades being just be-hind. The three brigades of Richardsonsdivision, Meagher having joined him, werefarther to the rear, but more to the batteries of field artillery. Ha/zards,Pettits, and Osborns, were posted towards theleft, near the front of the ravme. The day was hot and su
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . one-lalf mile in length and breadth. In front ofTie ravine were some small hills which shelter for the troops; and west of thelearing was timber, where we supposed Gen-VoL. XXX.—4S. brigade of Sedgwicks division was in other two brigades being just be-hind. The three brigades of Richardsonsdivision, Meagher having joined him, werefarther to the rear, but more to the batteries of field artillery. Ha/zards,Pettits, and Osborns, were posted towards theleft, near the front of the ravme. The day was hot and sultry and woreaway slowly as we waited either to be at-tacked or at nightfall to start for White Oakbridge. Large ([uantities of all kinds of (|uar-termastersand other stores, ])arlly in cars, wereburning at the station, and at intervals shellswould burst as the fire reached them, jarringthe nerves of the tired and men. 462 REAR-GLARD FIGHTIXG AT SAVAGES STATION. ^^ ^^ ,j <-- r- y ~5 ^^; J^ ,<». ^-^-^^« •i. Shortly before 4 oclock General Sedg-wick and I rode over to the hospital tovisit some of our wounded friends, whose con-dition was found to be as comfortable as couldbe expected under the circumstances. From thehospital we started to make a call upon Gen-eral Heintzelman, whose supposed positionhas already been described. As we rode overthe oi)en held we saw a group of men comeout of a wood on the north of the railroad, butsome distance from the place where we ex-pected to find Heintzelman. I thought theywere our men, but General Sedgwick looked atthem more closely, stopped, and exclaimed : Why, those men are rebels 1 We then turnedback in as dignified a manner as the circum-stances would permit. But we had hardlystarted when they opened on us with a iield-piece, keeping up a lively and uncomfortablefire. A second piece soon joined the first andtheykejjt uj^ the fire until they were silenced byourbatteries. This ludicrous incident preventedwhat might h
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