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THE BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL.

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I. — HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL IIEINTZKLMAN ON THE RIVEIt SIDE OF MALVERN IIILL.II.—TURKEY BRIDGE, UNDER MALVERN IIILL. FROM WAR -TIME SKETCHES.

every prospect, if not direct promise, of large reinforcements for a renewalof the struggle on the south side of the James, and in the same manner assubsequently brought a successful termination of the war.

In the Fifth Corps, however, mourning was mingled with rejoicing. Greatlyinjured by the mishap of a cavalry blunder at Gaines’s Mill, it had at Mal-vern, with the brave and gallant help of Couch and the generous and chivalricassistance of Heintzelman and Sumner, successfully repulsed the foe inevery quarter, and was ready to renew the contest at an opportune moment.Our killed and wounded were numbered by thousands; the loss of the Con-federates may be imagined. |

While taking Meagher’s brigade to the front, I crossed a portion of theground over which a large column had advanced to attack us, and had a fairopportunity of judging of the effect of our fire upon the ranks of the enemy.

4 It is impossible to estimate the casualties of This does mot include the losses of Slocum’s di-each of these battles, so quickly did one follow vision and Cooke’s cavalry engaged with us atanother. Our total loss in these battles is recorded Gaines’s Mill, nor of Couch ’s division and the bri-as 15,849, while that of the Confederates sums up gades of Caldwell, Meagher, and Sickles servingto 20,135. The loss in the Fifth Corps was 7601. with it at Malvern. [See pp. 314-318.]—F. J. P.