At eleven o'clock I gave Meade written orders to relieve Warren from his command if he failed to move promptly.

Hancock placed batteries on high ground in his rear, which he used against the enemy, firing over the heads of his own troops.
Burnside accomplished but little on our left of a positive nature, but negatively a great deal.

He kept Lee from reinforcing his centre from that quarter.

If the 5th corps, or rather if Warren, had been as prompt as Wright was with the 6th corps, better results might have been obtained.
Lee massed heavily from his left flank on the broken point of his line.
Five times during the day he assaulted furiously, but without dislodging our troops from their new position.

His losses must have been fearful.
Sometimes the belligerents would be separated by but a few feet.