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XN THE “HORNETS’ NEST ”— W. H. L. WALLACE’S LINE.

This cut and the one on the next page form one picture relating to the first day’s battle.

Hurlbut, McClernand , and Sherman in the order mentioned, toward the right.The modification of this position of the troops by the Sherman edition, maybe described as follows [see map, page 470]: Looking west over the map, wesee a line on the east bank of the river marked “Buell.” No part of my armyis represented on the west bank. On the west side of the river, 400 yards backfrom the landing and parallel with the river, is a line 100 yards long marked“ Grant.” Extending back from the river along Dill’s Branch, is a line halfa mile long marked “Detachments.” This might mean the reserve artillery.From the outer extremity of the “Detachments” is a line two-thirds of a milelong running west, but swelling in the center well to the south, with its rightresting on Tillman’s Creek, and marked “ Hurlbut.” On the right of Hurlbutextending in the same west course, and entirely on the west side of Tillman’sCreek, is a double line one-eighth of a mile long marked “ McClernand .”Then commencing one hundred yards north-west of McClernand ’s right andextending due north, along the edge of the field in front of the camp ofMcClernand ’s First Brigade, is a line two-thirds of a mile long marked“ Sherman.” On the right of this line are three houses covered in front by asort of demi-lune and wing, between which and the main Sherman line is abastion-like arrangement. The demi-lune figure Sherman designates as a“strong flank,” and says it was occupied by Birge’s sharp-shooters. Off; to theright is seen Lew Wallace ’s division crossing Snake Creek bridge, and march-ing toward the demi-lune by a road which had no existence in fact or on theoriginal Thom map. At the angle between Sherman and McClernand is a