Life of General Albert Sydney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States . tham and Clark. Clarks division was ordered to followHardee on the Ridge road, at an interval of half an hour, and to haltnear Mickeys. This halt was to allow Braggs corps, whose route fromMonterey crossed the Ridge or Bark road at that point, to fall in behindHardee, at 1,000 yards interval, and form a second line of battle. Polkscorps was to form the left wing of the third line of battle ; and Breckinridges reserve the right wing. Polks other
Life of General Albert Sydney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States . tham and Clark. Clarks division was ordered to followHardee on the Ridge road, at an interval of half an hour, and to haltnear Mickeys. This halt was to allow Braggs corps, whose route fromMonterey crossed the Ridge or Bark road at that point, to fall in behindHardee, at 1,000 yards interval, and form a second line of battle. Polkscorps was to form the left wing of the third line of battle ; and Breckinridges reserve the right wing. Polks other division, under Cheatham, was on outpost duty, at andnear Bethel on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, and was about as farfrom Mickeys, the point of concentration, as Corinth was. Cheathamsorders were to defend himself if attacked ; otherwise, to assemble hisforces at Purdy, and pursue the route to Monterey, with proper mili-tary precautions. Acting on these instructions, Cheatham did notadvance until the morning of the 5th ; but he effected his junction atfour oclock that afternoon, and took position, as the left wing of Polks RESERVE CORPS. 559. corps, as early as some other divisions whose presence was necessary tothe attack. These movements were construed by General Lew Wal-lace as a reconnaissance in force against his own division at CrumpsLanding, and held him in check during the 5th and the 6th, the firstday of the battle. Breckinridges three brigades—a division, in fact, but by courtesy areserve corps—having received their orders on the afternoon of April3d,1 moved from Burnsville on April 4th, at 3 A. m., by way of Farm-ington, toward Monterey, fourteen miles distant. Some Enfield rifles,with accoutrements and ammunition, just received, were distributedabout nightfall to supply deficiencies, and rations were prepared dur-ing the The road was even worse than those from Corinth. The corps-struggled painfully on, with poor progress. After a hard days march,it bivoua
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