It is possible that the Southern man started in with a little more dash than his Northern brother; but he was correspondingly less enduring.
The endeavor of the enemy on the first day was simply to hurl their men against ours--first at one point, then at another, sometimes at several points at once.

This they did with daring and energy, until at night the rebel troops were worn out.

Our effort during the same time was to be prepared to resist assaults wherever made.

The object of the Confederates on the second day was to get away with as much of their army and material as possible.

Ours then was to drive them from our front, and to capture or destroy as great a part as possible of their men and material.