. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . urpose. About 10 A. M. the enemys skirmishers and artillery began feeling for usalong our line; they kept up a desultory fire until about 12 oclock, withno severe injury to our infantry, who were well masked, and who revealedbut little of our strength or position by retaliatory firing or exposure. Up to this time and until nearly 1 oclock our infantry were resting upontheir arms and waiting the moment, certain to come, when the column of theenemy rashly advancing would render it n
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . urpose. About 10 A. M. the enemys skirmishers and artillery began feeling for usalong our line; they kept up a desultory fire until about 12 oclock, withno severe injury to our infantry, who were well masked, and who revealedbut little of our strength or position by retaliatory firing or exposure. Up to this time and until nearly 1 oclock our infantry were resting upontheir arms and waiting the moment, certain to come, when the column of theenemy rashly advancing would render it necessary to expose desire was to hold the enemy where our artillery would be mostdestructive, and to reserve our infantry ammunition for close quarters torepel the more determined assaults of our obstinate and untiring by brigade were made upon Morell, both on his left front and onhis right, and also upon Couch; but our artillery, admirably handled, withoutexception, was generally sufficient to repel all such efforts and to drive backthe assailants in confusion, and with great VIEW FROM THE MEADOW WEST OF THE CREW HOUSE. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN EARLY IN 1885. The Crew house is in the extreme right of the hill to the left is the high ground shown on p. ravine between the two is the ravine shown in theright of the picture on p. 418. At the time of the battlethe low ground was in wheat, partly shocked, affording protection for the Union sharp-shooters under to the left, up this valley, and in the rear of thehill, was the right of the Confederate line, which late inthe evening made several assaults upon the Crew Hill,by way of the ravine and meadow.— Editors. 416 THE BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL.
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