Kampagnen der Armee des Potomac [elektronische Ressource] : Eine kritische Geschichte der Operationen in Virginia, Maryland und Pennsylvania, vom Beginn bis zum Ende des Krieges 1861-5. ed Die enemysprepared Position vor Williamsburg, zwölf Meilen fromYorktown. Die Halbinsel hier Verträge, und der Ansatz - ing Staats zwei Nebenflüssen des York und James riversform eine Art der Landenge, auf der die zwei roadsleading von Yorktown zu Williamsburg vereinen. Commandingthe debuuclie wurde eine umfangreiche Arbeit mit einer Bastion vorne, namens Fort Magruder, und nach rechts und links, auf die Pr

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Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac [electronic resource]: a critical history of operations in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, from the commencement to the close of the war 1861-5 . ed the enemysprepared position in front of Williamsburg, twelve miles fromYorktown. The Peninsula here contracts, and the approach-ing heads of two tributaries of the York and James riversform a kind of narrow isthmus upon which the two roadsleading from Yorktown to Williamsburg unite. Commandingthe debuuclie was an extensive work with a bastion front, named Fort Magruder, and, to the right and left, on the pro-longation of the line, were twelve other redoubts and epaul-ments for field-guns. These works had been prepared by theConfederates many months before. Now, this position, though a strong one so long as itsflanks were secured by the closing of the rivers on eitherside, was one which evidently General Johnston had no in- THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN. 113 tention of occupying ; for, by the opening up of the York, theline of Williamsburg was exposed to be immediately turned.The Confederate army had, in fact, passed through Williams-burg towards the Chickahominy, and only a rear-guard re-. h^;r WArwm/se« SKETCH OF THE FIELD OF WILLIAMSBURG. A. Hookers division. B. Tart it Couchs division. C. Smiths division. D. E. Works occupied by Hancocks brigade. mained to cover the trains. When, however, Stoneman, onthe afternoon of the 4th, drew up in front of the redoubts, Johnston, seeing pursuit to be serious, brought back troopsinto the works ; and thus, by a kind of accident, there ensuedon the morrow the bloody encounter known as the battle ofWilliamsburg. Stoneman, on his arrival in front of Williamsburg, had apassage at arms with the Confederate cavalry; but, findingthe position too strong to carry, he stood on the defensive, awaiting the arrival of the infantry. Now, such was the con-fusion that attended this hurried march, that by the time 8 Ill CAMPAIGNS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Sumn

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