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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 19: events in Kentucky and Northern Mississippi. (search)
n the arrival of the exchanged prisoners of war, West Tennessee might soon be in possession of the Confederates, and communication with Bragg be established through Middle Tennessee. So reasoned Van Dorn. See Van Dorn's Report, Oct. 20, 1862. Regarding the attack on Corinth as a military necessity, he moved forward Sept. 29, 1862. in command of the combined forces (he ranked Price), numbering about twenty-two thousand men, and struck the Memphis and Charleston railway at Pocahontas, Oct. 1 1862. about half way between Corinth and Grand Junction. On the night of the 2d the Confederate Army bivouacked at Chewalla, only ten miles from Corinth. It was difficult for Rosecrans to determine whether Van Dorn's destination was Corinth, Bolivar, or Jackson. He was prepared for any emergency. His cavalry--the eyes of the army, as Rosecrans called them — were on the alert in every direction, and troops were thrown out toward the foe, to meet his advance. Skirmishing ensued, but it was