Gordon's Flank Attack

In the early evening of May 6, the right flank of the Union line rested here, where two Union brigades held the area without strong works or substantial artillery support. Suddenly the Rebel yell echoed through the forest as North Carolinians and Virginians joined Gordon's men boiling through the thick woods to the right and front. Union General Alexander Shaler recalled that the enemy moved against them in front, on the flank, and in the rear, completely enveloping them in fire. The Federals fell back in disarray, and Shaler and General Truman Seymour were taken prisoner of war.

Lake of the Woods, Virginia · United States