Saunders, Romulus M

(1791-1867), represented North Carolina in the U. S. Congre as a Democrat from 1821 to 1827 and from 1841 to 1845. He was Minister to Spain from 1846 to 1849. Savage’s Station, Va., a battle during McClellan’s Peninsular campaign, occurring June 29, 1862. Magruder, with a detachment of Tee’s army, while moving along the Williams burg road, came upon Sumner and Ieintzelman retiring toward Savage’s Station with a large number of McClellan’stroops. An engagement immediately took place, the Confederates attacking Sumner's corps, which was endeavoring to bar the road into the White Oak Swamp. Sumner maintained his ground stoutly against repeated a aults, and in the evening the National army retired into the swamp.