Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3.
Henry Coppee , LL.D., Ed.

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[309] numbering about six thousand men—the other division, Crocker's, having remained at some distance in the rear. He deploys Leggett's brigade to the left and right of the road. A brisk engagement immediately follows: the Confederates having the advantage of position, their artillery brings Leggett to a full stop. Then McPherson sends one battery to his extreme right for the purpose of enfilading the line of battle of the enemy. The latter attempts an offensive movement in order to carry the battery which his guns have not been able to silence, but in vain: he is repulsed. Logan, wishing to avail himself of this advantage, orders Dennis' brigade, which has not yet been in action, to cross Farnden's Creek and to attack the enemy's positions. These troops advance boldly. But while the combat is thus raging on the right of the road, the left of the Federals is menaced by a flank attack on the other side. Dennis is already driven back toward the stream, when Logan's Third brigade, under Stevenson, comes to his assistance, and by a successful charge determines the retreat of the Confederates. The conflict was ended when Crocker arrived on the field of battle, and at five o'clock in the evening the conquerors entered Raymond. They had lost 69 killed, 341 wounded, and 30 prisoners. Gregg, who was falling back upon Jackson in great haste, had 100 killed, 305 wounded, and 415 prisoners, leaving two dismounted guns on the battlefield of Raymond.

On the evening of the same day, May 12th, while McPherson was encamped around Raymond, Sherman, who with the centre had crossed Fourteen-Mile Creek near its source, was at Dillon's. McClernand, very close to him and a little in the rear to the left, occupied the approaches of Montgomery's Bridge along the same stream: his mission was to impress the enemy with the idea that he was preparing to cross it and march upon Edwards' Station. Grant's army thus formed, from Raymond to Montgomery's Bridge, a line almost parallel with the railroad, from which it was separated by a distance of about seven and a half miles. But a considerable space intervened between the left wing, composed of McClernand's and Sherman's corps, and the right. formed of McPherson's.

The news of the battle of Raymond decided Grant to modify