. Field, fort and fleet ... were no earth-works there. Was Beauregarddeceived by Prentiss into believing that works of great strengthhad been erected % The tight ceased in a sullen, grudging manner,and the Confederate troops drew back out of the range of theartillery on the plateau. Grant had lost all but the plateau, Beau-regard had won all but that. Both are living to tell the readersof magazines why and how it happened, and to smooth away theirblunders. The Confederates had the Federal camps, immense supplies ofcommissary and ordnance stores, many captured battle-flags, thous-ands of musket
. Field, fort and fleet ... were no earth-works there. Was Beauregarddeceived by Prentiss into believing that works of great strengthhad been erected % The tight ceased in a sullen, grudging manner,and the Confederate troops drew back out of the range of theartillery on the plateau. Grant had lost all but the plateau, Beau-regard had won all but that. Both are living to tell the readersof magazines why and how it happened, and to smooth away theirblunders. The Confederates had the Federal camps, immense supplies ofcommissary and ordnance stores, many captured battle-flags, thous-ands of muskets, and had won the battle. Grant had not beendriven into the river, but he had been sorely defeated. Beauregardmust have gained information that Buells advance had reached theriver at sunset, and military critics could not have shadowed hisrecord had he gathered up the spoils of battle during the night andwithdrawn to a position of his own, or even into Corinth. But hehad determined to complete his victory. O*^/^ /&£*. $*&>. >ljiloIj—tlje decani fan.
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