. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ess of the nightand the roughness of the country, covered with woods and thickets, mademovement impracticable by night and slow and difficult by GeneralMcPhersons brigade of fresh troops with a battery was ordered to start atdaylight and follow the enemy over the Chewalla road, and Stanleys andDaviess divisions to support him. McArthur, with all of McKeans divisionexcept Crockers brigade, and with a good battery and a battalion of cavalry,took the route south of the railroad
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ess of the nightand the roughness of the country, covered with woods and thickets, mademovement impracticable by night and slow and difficult by GeneralMcPhersons brigade of fresh troops with a battery was ordered to start atdaylight and follow the enemy over the Chewalla road, and Stanleys andDaviess divisions to support him. McArthur, with all of McKeans divisionexcept Crockers brigade, and with a good battery and a battalion of cavalry,took the route south of the railroad toward Pocahontas; McKean followedon this route with the rest of his division and Ingersolls cavalry; HamiltonfoUowed McKean with his entire force. The enemy took the road to Daviss Bridge on the Hatchie, by way of Poca-hontas. Fortunately General Hurlbut, finding that he was not going to beattacked at Bolivar, had been looking in our direction with a view of succor-ing us, and now met the enemy at that point [Hatchie Bridge]. General Ord,arriving there from Jackson, Tennessee, assumed command and drove back. COLONEL WILLIAM P. ROGERS, C. S. A., KILLED IN LEADING THE ASSAULT UPON FORT ROBINETT. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. 754 THE BATTLE OF CORINTH. :4C
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