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what the firing meant. I found that Lieut. W. H. Herbert, of the Seventieth Ohio Volunteers, and 6 guards under him had been taken prisoners. I sent Lieutenant Geer to inform Colonel Cockerill, and request the colonel to report the fact to General Sherman. Major Crockett had directed Company B, Seventy-second Regiment, to bear off to the right of our picket line as skirmishers. After reaching the house where the guard was I directed the major to take Company H and meet Company B, leaving the balance of the regiment at the house. Lieutenant Geer returned and informed me that General Sherman would send out 100 cavalry. I returned to camp, supposing that Major Crockett would soon follow me with the regiment. After remaining some time I concluded to ride back. When I reached the house Major Crockett had not returned, but constant firing was heard in the direction he had taken. I took about 100 men of Companies A, D, and I, and marched in the direction of the firing, supposing it
om two days hard fighting and exposure in the open air to a drenching rain during the intervening night to pursue immediately. Night closed in cloudy and with heavy rain, making the roads impracticable for artillery by the next morning. General Sherman, however, followed the enemy, finding that the main part of the army had retreated in good order. Hospitals of the enemy's wounded were found all along the road as far as pursuit was made. Dead bodies of the enemy and many graves were also found. I inclose herewith report of General Sherman, which will explain more fully the result of this pursuit. Of the part taken by each separate command I cannot take special notice in this report, but will do so more fully when reports of division commanders are handed in. General Buell, coming on the field with a distinct army long under his command, and which did such efficient service, commanded by him. self in person on the field, will be much better able to notice those
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29-June 10, 1862.-advance upon and siege of Corinth, and pursuit of the Confederate forces to Guntown, Miss. (search)
ght. Early on the morning of the 30th General Sherman ordered me to take two regiments — the Focourage and alacrity. On the 17th ultimo General Sherman, with a large part of the division, attacortion of my command, in conjunction with General Sherman's division, now advanced to attack him. Sleted the fortifications commenced by Major-General Sherman, and constructed additional rifle pitspy the position vacated on that day by Major-General Sherman. This was Camp No. 6, near Easel's hor transportation, to the extreme right of General Sherman's division, by 7.55 a. m., with instructisist in driving the rebels from the house, on Sherman's front, also in driving back their pickets, nt to find out and report the position of General Sherman's divsion, that we might take position as.had on the right of the line occupied by General Sherman and myself. Everything becoming quiet one immediately in front of Generals Wood's and Sherman's divisions. Placing the First Kentucky Regi[6 more...]