manoeuvre of Merritt's stampeded the Confederates, and the defenses

falling into our hands easily, we pushed ahead on the Bottom's bridge

road three-fourths of a mile beyond Cold Harbor.

Cold Harbor was now mine, but I was about nine miles away from our

nearest infantry, and had been able to bring up only Davies's brigade

of cavalry, which arrived after the fight. My isolated position

therefore made me a little uneasy. I felt convinced that the enemy

would attempt to regain the place, for it was of as much importance