This brought him back about a mile, and lost to us an important advantage.

I attach no blame to Burnside for this, but I do to myself for not having had a staff officer with him to report to me his position.
The enemy had not dared to come out of his line at any point to follow up his advantage, except in the single instance of his attack on Barlow.
Then he was twice repulsed with heavy loss, though he had an entire corps against two brigades.

Barlow took up his bridges in the presence of this force.
On the 11th there was no battle and but little firing; none except by Mott who made a reconnoissance to ascertain if there was a weak point in the enemy's line.
I wrote the following letter to General Halleck: NEAR SPOTTSYLVANIA C.H., May 11, 1864--8.30 A.M.
MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, Chief of Staff of the Army, Washington, D.C.
We have now ended the 6th day of very hard fighting.

The result up to this time is much in our favor.

But our losses have been heavy as well as those of the enemy.