"The thunder of the cannon, the cracking of the musketry, from thousands of combatants, mingled with screams from the wounded and dying, were terrific to the ear and to the imagination," says a correspondent of the Cologne Gazette.
Battle of Glendale.
| 1 Smith and Richardson. 2 Slocum. 3 Kearney. 4 Sumner. 5 Hooker. 6 McCall. | A Jackson, Ewell, and D. H. Hill. B A. P. Hill and Longstreet. C Newmarket road. D Quaker road. |
"Volleys upon volleys streamed across our front in such quick succession that it seemed
impossible for any human being to live under it,"[42] writes a Rebel officer.
Five o'clock! The battle has raged two hours and a half, sustained wholly by McCall, and Hill has not driven him an inch.
The Rebels desist from their direct attack in front, and throw all their force upon Seymour's left, south of the road. McCall sends over the Fifth and Eighth Regiments from his second line.