Buford arrived about this time, and perceiving that Perrin's brigade in swinging around to envelop our left exposed its right flank, I directed him to charge.

He reconnoitered the position they held, but did not carry out the order; I do not know why.

It was said afterward he found the fences to be an impediment; but he rendered essential service by dismounting his men and throwing them into a grove south of the Fairfield road, where they opened a severe fire, which checked the rebel advance and prevented them from cutting us off from our direct line of retreat to Cemetery Hill.
The first long line that came on us from the west was swept away by our artillery, which fired with very destructive effect, taking the rebel line _en echarpe_.
Although the Confederates advanced in such force, our men still made strong resistance around the Seminary, and by the aid of our artillery, which was most effective, beat back and almost destroyed the first line of Scales' brigade, wounding both Scales and Pender.
The former states that he arrived within seventy-five feet of the guns, and adds: "Here the fire was most severe.

Every field officer but one was killed or wounded.

The brigade halted in some confusion to return the fire." My Adjutant-Generals Baird and Halstead, and my aides Lee, Marten, Slagle, Jones, and Lambdin had hot work carrying orders at this time.