...teps of the men. Snake Creek [Owl Creek], difficult of passage at all times on account of its steep banks and swampy bottoms, ran between me and the point of junction. Short way from it [Owl Creek] Captain Rowley , from General Grant, overtook me. It seemed, on his representation, most prudent to carry the column across to what is called the River Road. This movement occasioned a counter-march, which del...