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suddenly and rap-idly to abandonthe intrenchmentsseemed unsuspect-ed. But when theydiscovered ourwithdrawal, theirinfantry pressedforward in smalldetachments, themain body and theartillery being de-layed to rebuild thebridges. Seymour’sbrigade, the last tostart,under its skill-ful commander,with Captain JohnC. Tidball ’s andCaptain James M.Robertson’s well-managed horse bat-teries on its flanks,kept the enemy at arespectful distanceand enabled all,horse, foot, and ar-tillery, wagons andwounded, to reach,with little loss, theirdesignated posts inthe new position;my brave and effi-cient aide, Lieuten-ant S. M. Weld ,however, was takenprisoner.

The siege gunswere safely remov-ed by hand from theworks overlookingNew Bridge andtaken to the southbank of the Chicka-liominy, where, pro-tected by Frank-