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tremendous fire from the rebel batteries soon rendered it necessary for them to retire, which they did when the order to do so had been given for the third time. It was now dark, and the division fell back to its original position, after being six hours under fire. Gen.Sturgis's division may be said to have borne the brunt of the fighting on the part of the 9th corps, and behaved most splendidly throughout the whole affair. When Sturgis was most warmly engaged the 3d division, under Gen. Getty, advanced to his support, executing a movement to his left similar to that which he was making in relation to General Couch. After occupying for some time the position first indicated by the order from Gen. Wilcox, the division was formed for an attack on the right rebel batteries, which had been enfilading the ranks of Gen. Sturgis, and to the accomplishment of this particular object Col. Hawkins's brigade, with Edwards's and the 5th Massachusetts battery, was particularly assigned, whil