After Action Report from the Seven Days Campaign written by Lieutentant Col. Robert Frederick Hoke, July 12, 1862

              Headquarters 33rd Regiment NCT July 12, 1862
dear general
on 25 June you call the commanding officers of your brigade together and inform them of the intended and manner of attack upon the enemy who were on the north side of the chickahominy and at the same time ordered me to have my command ready to move at 5:00 PM with three days rations. I having five companies on picket at the Crenshaw bridge was ordered to take command at that point, while the other five companies under Maj. Cowan would March with the brigade and cross the river at the telegraph bridge, and moved down the river in order to drive the enemy from their position. My orders were that I should cross the river with the five companies as soon as I heard firing make an attack in the rear of the enemy. About 12 o'clock on the 26 I heard sharp skirmishing and drew in my picket in order to cross and while doing so could see that the enemy were in full retreat. While crossing the river I received a dispatch from you ordering me to join the command that you were in the road immediately opposite. I join the command and from that point we marched to Mechanicsville and reached that place under a most terrific fire of shot and shell. About 10:00 PM the firing ceased and