Thus re-enforced, Beauregard successfully defeated all the assaults of the enemy until night fell.

Another Federal army corps came up before morning, and the assault was again renewed, but the defenders, who had strengthened their defenses during the night, drove their assailants back with terrible loss.

The whole of Lee's army now arrived, and the rest of Grant's army also came up, and that general found that, after all his movements, his way to Richmond was barred as before.

He was indeed in a far worse position than when he had crossed the Rapidan, for the morale of his army was much injured by the repeated repulses and terrible losses it had sustained.

The new recruits that had been sent to fill up the gaps were far inferior troops to those with which he had commenced the campaign.