Letter
Cuar. Xxii Seven-days Battles. Bes to Ulysses S. Grant, July 4, 1862
July 4, 1862.
Crewâs Farm, Va., July 4, 1862.
Capratin: I have the honor to report the part borne by my brigade in the battle of Crewâs Farm on the 1st instant:-
Immediately after the commencement of the battle and some time before any engagement with small-arms,
by order of Major-General
Cuar. XXII] SEVEN-DAYSâ BATTLES. (Bes
Magruder, my command was maved up and held in reserve in a ravine
about 1,200 yards from the enemyâs batteries, at which place it was
subjected to a shelling unsurpassed for severity in any conflict during
the war.
Between 5 and 6 p.m. Captain Latrobe delivered an order trom
Major-General Magruder to me to move forward to the support of
Brig. Gen. D. R. Jonesâ division. My brigade was flanked to the right
Editor's Notes
From: Peninsula Campaign, Pt. 1. Summary: A Confederate brigade commander reports to Ulysses S. Grant on his unit's reserve position and subsequent support maneuver during the intense shelling at the Battle of Crew's Farm on July 1, 1862.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 11, Part 1
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