Longstreet knew he had to buy time for the supply train and artillery to move up the muddy roads, and fought hard. He repulsed Hooker’s attack on Fort Magruder, an earthwork in the center of the line, then counterattacked. At first he threatened to overwhelm the Union left flank, but Phil Kearny’s division arrived to stabilize the position. Hancock’s brigade then moved to threaten the Confederate left flank, occupying two abandoned redoubts. Longstreet’s counterattack was unsuccessful (Jubal Early’s brigade suffering heavily), but Hancock’s local success was not exploited. The Confederate army continued its withdrawal during the night.

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