. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . the brigades of Mahone andColston, just as the fighting ended, were ordered to assist Pickett in the defen-sive i)Osition ho had taken up after Armisteads three regiments were repulsed. General Pick(3tt, in his official report, says that his brigade marched atdaylight from its position back on the railroad, and, in compliance withGeneral Longstreets orders given the evening before, reported to GeneralD. H. Hill at Caseys redoubt. He adds: My b
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . the brigades of Mahone andColston, just as the fighting ended, were ordered to assist Pickett in the defen-sive i)Osition ho had taken up after Armisteads three regiments were repulsed. General Pick(3tt, in his official report, says that his brigade marched atdaylight from its position back on the railroad, and, in compliance withGeneral Longstreets orders given the evening before, reported to GeneralD. H. Hill at Caseys redoubt. He adds: My brigade had marched on some four hundred yards in advance of this point when it wasthere halted. General Hill directed me to ride over to the railroad and communicate withBrigadier-General Hood, whose right was resting on that road. I asked General HiU of thewliereabouts of the enemy. He said they were some distance in advance — in fact, I had nodefinite idea where. It is very clear that to the Confederates on the AVilliamsburg road theexpression in advance meant toward the east. But Picketts instructions TIVO DAYS OF BATTLE AT SEVEN PINES. 257. HOUSE NEAE FAIR OAKS, USED AFTEB THE BATTLE AS QUARTERS FOR THE OFFICERSOF THE 1st MINNESOTA. FROM A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. from Hill requiredhim in person togo north in searchof Hood. On hisroute, Pickettsoon met a small plundering par-ty of Confeder-ates rushing pasthim. He says: One fellow ridinga mule with a halterI seized on and de-tained for explana-tion. He said theenemy was within afew yards of us, andentreated me to lethim save himself. Iimmediately rodeback with him at a gallop, and as briefly as possible informed General Hill of the cii*cumstances. He ordered meto attack, and I supposed [the] same order was given to other brigade commanders. It is well to call attention here to the fact that the three regiments ofBirneys brigade [Federal] had strong outposts well to their front, stationedin the woods several hundred yards
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