. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . posite the right of Daviess, then to facehis brigades south-westerly, and move down in that direction. The enemysleft did not much overpass the right of Davies, and but few troops were onthe line of the old Confederate works. Hence Hamiltons movement, the bri-gades advancing en echelon, would enable the right of Bufords brigade to farout-lap the enemys left, and pass toward the enemys rear with little or noopposition, while the other brigade c
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . posite the right of Daviess, then to facehis brigades south-westerly, and move down in that direction. The enemysleft did not much overpass the right of Davies, and but few troops were onthe line of the old Confederate works. Hence Hamiltons movement, the bri-gades advancing en echelon, would enable the right of Bufords brigade to farout-lap the enemys left, and pass toward the enemys rear with little or noopposition, while the other brigade could press back the enemys left, and byits simple advance drive him in and attack his rear. Hamilton told Colonel Ducat that he wanted a more positive and definiteorder before he made the attack. Ducat explained the condition of the battleand urged an immediate movement, but was obliged to return to me for anorder fitted to the situation. I sent the following: Headquarters, Army of the Mississippi, October 3d, 1862. Brigadier-General Hamil-ton, Commanding Third Division: Rest your left on General Davies and swing round your THE BATTLE OF right and attack the enemy on their left flank, reenforced on your right and center. Be carefulnot to get under Daviess guns. Keep your troops well in hand. Get well this way. Do notextend to your right too much. It looks as if it would be well to occupy the ridge where yourskirmishers were when Colonel Ducat left, by artillery, well supported, but this may be fartherto right than would be safe. Use your discretion. Opposite your center might be better now foryour artillery. If you see your chance, attack fiercely.—W. S. Kosecrans, Brigadier-General. I added a sketch of the line on a bit of paper. The delay thus caused enabledthe enemy to overpass the right of Davies so far that while Ducat was return-ing he was fired on by the enemys skirmishers, who had reached open groundover the railway between Hamilton and Corinth. Two orderlie
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