... accordance with the general plan of battle, advanced upon the sound of the neighboring conflict, where Breckinridge's and Cheatham's forces were warmly engaged with those of Hurlbut and Prentiss. General Johnston had been some three quarters of an hour in rear of Breckinridge's division (the right of the main line of battle), while, under a galling fire and at great cost, it had steadily held its position, u...