. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . MILITARY AND NAVAL niSTORY OF THE REBELLION. 175. 176 MILITAET AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. formed by Sljermans main brigades, lay division, and between it andGen. Shermans brigade, on the extreme left,lay Gen. Prentisss division. Ko preparationshad been made for any means of defence in caseof attack, although the position was an exposedone. The information that Gen. Buell was near athand, determined Gen. Beauregard to make theattack at once. The mov
. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . MILITARY AND NAVAL niSTORY OF THE REBELLION. 175. 176 MILITAET AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. formed by Sljermans main brigades, lay division, and between it andGen. Shermans brigade, on the extreme left,lay Gen. Prentisss division. Ko preparationshad been made for any means of defence in caseof attack, although the position was an exposedone. The information that Gen. Buell was near athand, determined Gen. Beauregard to make theattack at once. The movement of his troopsfrom Corinth commenced on the 3d of to the difficulties of the roads, they didnot reach the vicinity of the Federal forcesuntU Saturday afternoon, the 5th. It was thendetermined that the attack should be made onthe next morning, at the earliest hour practi-cable, and in three lines of battle: the first andsecond extending from Owl Creek, on the Con-federate left, to Lick Creek on their right—adistance of about three miles—supported by thethird and the reserve. The first line consistedof Gen. Hardees corps, augmented on his rightby
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