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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)
nteers quickly reformed, and were again thrown into confusion by the return of the cavalry through their lines, by which 4 men were badly wounded. The Twenty-sixth Illinois Volunteers again quickly reformed and the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteers opened their fire. Lieutenant Lloyd returned, being unable to find Spoor's battery; they had left the field. I found the Twenty-sixth Illinois Volunteers had formed a new line next the bushes on right of original line, and uponinquiry of Lieutenant-Colonel Tinkham why he was there, he answered, By order of General Paine, and that he was further ordered by him to retire by right of companies to the rear into the swamp, which movement was executed. The Forty-seventh Illinois and Eighth Wisconsin V )lunteers were still delivering their fire to the front. General Palmer now ordered me to retire and form a new line around the edge of the swamp under cover of the bushes. I gave the order and these two regiments retired in good order, the me