. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . he Potomac on the Chickahominy line withthe base at White House Landing on tlie Paniunkey. TheConfederate army had made four desperate assaults on theUnion lines, and every available infantryman had been broughtinto action, so that there was not a single reserve in rear of theline of battle, save the cavalry and some artillery. The day was fast drawing to a close, when the Confe(kr-ates made a final effort to force Porters left flank and cut itoff from the bridge. The
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . he Potomac on the Chickahominy line withthe base at White House Landing on tlie Paniunkey. TheConfederate army had made four desperate assaults on theUnion lines, and every available infantryman had been broughtinto action, so that there was not a single reserve in rear of theline of battle, save the cavalry and some artillery. The day was fast drawing to a close, when the Confe(kr-ates made a final effort to force Porters left flank and cut itoff from the bridge. The cavalry commander. General P. Cooke, directed the artillery to hold its precarious ])()-sition. and ordered Captain Wliiting, commanding tlie Fiftl\United States Cavalry, to charge the advancing infantry. Numbering but two hundred and twenty sabers, the Httleforce moved out under heavy fire, and striking the foe intactwith a ])()rti()n of its line, the cliargiug tr()()])ers were onlystopped by the woods at the bottom of the slope. The casual-ties of the charging force were fifty-five, with twenty-four [230] ^ M. vm GENERAL PHILIP ST. GEORGE COOKE COMMANDING
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