. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ched line. Five days rations, cold teain the canteens, etc., etc., had been issued, so that every-thing was ready to follow up the projected bombardment, which it was pre-sumed would commence on the morning of the 27th. But on the evening ofthe 26th the fight at Beaver Dam Creek occurred, and General McClellancalled at my headquarters on his way to confer with General Porter as tohis operations of the next day. I was then absent at General Slocumsheadquarters, conferring with him
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ched line. Five days rations, cold teain the canteens, etc., etc., had been issued, so that every-thing was ready to follow up the projected bombardment, which it was pre-sumed would commence on the morning of the 27th. But on the evening ofthe 26th the fight at Beaver Dam Creek occurred, and General McClellancalled at my headquarters on his way to confer with General Porter as tohis operations of the next day. I was then absent at General Slocumsheadquarters, conferring with him in regard to the attack we were expectingto make, and therefore missed General McClellan, so that I received no wordfrom him until the next morning. About daylight on the 27th I received orders to send General Slocums divis-ion across the Chiekahominy to report to General Porter. This order wascountermanded a short time after the division had started by way of Wood-burys Bridge, and it returned to its station. About 10:30 oclock in themorning the enemy opened on our artillery with theirs, doubtless unaware of. UNIFORM OF THE 72D PENNSYLVANIA,BAXTERS FIRE ZOUAVES. } General Heintzelmans corps, the 3d, advancedto the positions held by its outposts on the 26th,after a sharp engagement along the whole line on the25th, known as Oak Grove, or Kings School Grove was the first of the Seven Days Union loss was 67 killed, 504 wounded, 55missing. The Confederate reports show a total loss of 44] . (For the strategy of this movementsee General McClellans article, page 179.) Theground secured by this action varied in front ofthe different brigades, and was from a quarter ofa mile to one mile in advance of the line that hadbeen held by the Third Corps since the battle ofSeven Pines.—Editors. 366 REAR-GUARD FIGHTING DURING THE CHANGE OF BASE. 367
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