. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . hefront. Hamiltons division of Rosecranss corps was by this time withina mile and a half of the center of the town. Seeing that he was greatlyoutnumbered, Price ordered Little to send up another brigade, and Martinswas quickly on the ground. The fight had already begun and was beingwaged with great severity. Price now ordered Little to bring up the restof his division. After starting the men forward, Little himself galloped tothe front and joi
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . hefront. Hamiltons division of Rosecranss corps was by this time withina mile and a half of the center of the town. Seeing that he was greatlyoutnumbered, Price ordered Little to send up another brigade, and Martinswas quickly on the ground. The fight had already begun and was beingwaged with great severity. Price now ordered Little to bring up the restof his division. After starting the men forward, Little himself galloped tothe front and joined General Price in the thickest of the fight. While theywere consulting, a minie-baU, crashing through Littles forehead, killed himinstantly. Hamilton was already giving way. Price pushed him the more vigorously,and, capturing 9 of his guns, drove him back about 600 yards. Hamiltonwas now reenforced by Stanleys division. About the same time the rest ofLittles division reached the field,—too late, however, to take part in the battle,for it was already dark. The Confederate division bivouacked upon theground from which Hamilton had been WITH PRICE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. General Price returned sorrowfully to town, for he had lost his mosttrusted lieutenant,—the very best division commander I have ever known,—Henry Little. He, nevertheless, resolved to renew the battle at daylight, andwas confident of victory. Maury was ordered to move his division to thefront of Rosecrans, and Armstrong and Wirt Adams were directed to occupywith the cavalry the positions in front of Ord, so as to cover the movementof our troops from that front to the front of Rosecrans, and also to hinderthe advance of the Federals upon our right. General Price then went to thehouse of a friend, instead of to his own quarters, and told me not to let himbe disturbed till an hour before day. After burying Little by torchlight, I returned to headquarters, determinedto remain awake all night. Some t
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