. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . chivalricassistance of Heintzelman and Sumner, successfully repulsed the foe inevery quarter, and was ready to renew the contest at an opportune killed and wonnded were numbered by thousands; the loss of the Con-federates may be imagined. | While taking Meaghers brigade to the front, I crossed a portion of theground over which a large column had advanced to attack us, and had a fairopportunity of judging of the effect of our fire upon the ranks of the enemy. jit is impo
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . chivalricassistance of Heintzelman and Sumner, successfully repulsed the foe inevery quarter, and was ready to renew the contest at an opportune killed and wonnded were numbered by thousands; the loss of the Con-federates may be imagined. | While taking Meaghers brigade to the front, I crossed a portion of theground over which a large column had advanced to attack us, and had a fairopportunity of judging of the effect of our fire upon the ranks of the enemy. jit is impossible to estimate the casualties of This does not include the losses of Slocunrs di- each of these battles, so quickly did one follow vision ami Cookes cavalry engaged with us at another. Our total loss in these battles is recorded Gainess Mill, nor of Couchs division and the bri- as 15,849, while that of the Confederates sums up gades of Caldwell, Meagher, and Sickles serving to 20,135. The loss in the Fifth Corps was 7601. with it at Malvern. [See pp. 31-4-318.] —F. J. P. THE BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL. 425.
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