At daylight this
morning General Gordon assaulted and carried enemy's works at Hare's Hill,
captured 9 pieces of artillery, 8 mortars, between 500 and 600 prisoners, among
them one brigadier-general and number of officers of lower grade. Enemy's lines
were swept away for distance of 400 or 500 yards to right and left, and two
efforts made to recover captured works were handsomely repulsed; but it was
found that the inclosed works in rear, commanding enemy's main line, could only
be taken at great sacrifice, and troops were withdrawn to original position. It
being impracticable to bring off captured guns, owing to nature of ground, they
were disabled and left. Our loss reported is not heavy. Among wounded is
Brigadier-General Terry, flesh wound, and Brig. Gen. Phil. Cook, in arm. All
the troops engaged, including two brigades under Brigadier-General Ransom,
behaved most handsomely. The conduct of the sharpshooters of Gordon's corps,
who led assault, deserves the highest commendation. This afternoon there was
skirmishing on the right between the picket-lines, with varied success. At dark
enemy held considerable portion of the line farthest in advance of our main
works.
Secretary of War.
SOURCE: The
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and
Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1 (Serial No. 95), p. 382-3
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