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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—Tennessee. (search)
ders, and the line of battle was formed at random. The Federal troops had scarcely taken position when the three brigades of McCown's division, Rains on the left, Ector in the centre, McNair on the right, opened a terrific fire upon them. The fighting was carried on at a short distance and without shelter; every shot told. The Cithout great losses, and the whole of Davis' division was driven back upon the skirts of the cedar wood lying beyond the Wilkinson road. The brigades of Rains and Ector, which had the longest distance to march in order to accomplish the movement, had not even had time to participate in this new success. It was a critical moment. Rains, whose troops had been less exposed than their comrades, was placed on the right, fronting the hill occupied by Rousseau's artillery. Liddell, McNair and Ector deployed on his left. They had just dislodged the debris of Davis' division from the cedar wood after a hard fight, when they emerged into the plain. Received