Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1

‘On arriving on the south side of the river, under circumstances that looked discouraging to new troops, my regiment was formed (the eight companies about four hundred strong), amid great commotion and excitement. While forming the regiment one of my men was killed by a ball of the enemy. As soon as formed, I was ordered to advance to support Captain Stone's battery, about one hundred and fifty yards distant from my place of forming, which was done in tolerable order, and as soon as the regiment was in place the firing commenced, and continued until near dark. I there lost another man killed, and one wounded. During the first part of the night,’ etc.—Report of Colonel Grose, Thirty-sixth Indiana Volunteers.

‘I formed line of battle, under your directions, some two hundred yards from the river to support a battery then in danger of being charged by the enemy. The regiment laid on arms all night,’ etc.—Report of Colonel Anderson, Sixth Ohio Volunteers.

‘We landed at this place about five and a half o'clock, P. M., of the 6th, and were immediately formed in line of battle on the river hill. After the repulse of the enemy at this point, the regiment was moved by your direction about three-quarters of a mile to the right, and were then ordered by General Grant to advance into the woods a short distance, to ascertain, if possible, the position of the enemy's lines. Having scoured the woods for half a mile to the front, and finding no enemy, and the shells from our gunboats falling but a few feet in front of us, we halted and remained in position until about midnight.’ —Report of Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, Twenty-fourth Ohio Volunteers.

From all which it will be seen that Grant put two of Buell's regiments in support of a battery, and that one of these regiments lost two men killed and one wounded; and that this was the amount of fighting done by Buell on the 6th of April.