. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . All the troops and traius were now between theswamp and the James, and the first critical episode of the movement wassuccessfully accomplished. The various corps were next pushed forward to establish connection withKeyes and Porter, and hold the different roads by which the enemy couldadvance from Richmond and strike our line of march. I determined to holdthe positions now taken until the trains had all reached a place of safety, andthen conce
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . All the troops and traius were now between theswamp and the James, and the first critical episode of the movement wassuccessfully accomplished. The various corps were next pushed forward to establish connection withKeyes and Porter, and hold the different roads by which the enemy couldadvance from Richmond and strike our line of march. I determined to holdthe positions now taken until the trains had all reached a place of safety, andthen concentrate the army near the James, where it could enjoy a brief restafter the fatiguing battles and marches through which it was passing, andthen renew the advance on Richmond. General Franklin, with Smiths division of his own corps, Richardsons ofthe Second, and Naglees brigade were charged with the defense of the WhiteOak Swamp crossing, Slocum held the ground thence to the Charles Cityroad; Kearny from that road to the Long Bridge road; McCall on hisleft; Hooker thence to the Quaker road; Sedgwick at Nelsons farm, in rear THE PENINSULAR te^5^ CAPTAIN LE CUEHC. DUC DE CHARTRES. COMTE DE PARIS. PRI~CE DE JOINVILLE. CAPTAIN MOHAIN. THE ORLEANS PRINCES AND SUITE AT DINNER. ^ FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. of McCall and Kearny. The Fifth Corps was at Malvern Hill, the Foiirth atTurkey Bridge. The trains moved on during this day, and at 4 p. m. the lastreached Malvern Hill and kept on to Haxalls, so that the most difficult part ai-my register as Louis Philippe dOrl^uns and Robertd0rl6ans, additional in tlie re-iilar army,with the rank of captain, and were assi-ned to thc^staffof the major-Koneial connnanding the Army of thePotomac. The Prince do .ToinviUc aceoptcd no ranlc. andsimply hcaddnartors, on tho invitntnm ofthe Rcncral connnandinfT, as an amateur and Theposition hold l\y these young gontlcmen —as thePrince do Joinville always designated
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