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ceased. I advanced my division one hundred yards to the front, threw out pickets, and officersand men bivouacked in a heavy storm of rain. About 12 p. M. General Nelson's leading columnspassed through my line and went to the front, and I called in my advance-guard.”

The next division in the regular order is McClernand’s, though the readerwill not have failed to observe the presence of General Sherman, with at least aportion of his command, in communication with Hurlbut’s right. General Sher-man, it will be remembered, locates this division (McClernand’s) on the westside of Tillman’s Creek. We trace its retrogression step by step, from itspermanent camp, across Tillman’s Hollow, at the close of the day, by the fol-lowing extracts from General McClernand’s report:

“ Continuing this sanguinary conflict until several regiments of my division had exhaustedtheir ammunition, and its right flank had been borne back, and it was in danger of being turned,the remainder of my command . . . also fell back to the camp of the First Brigade. Herethe portion that had first fallen back re-formed parallel with the camp, and fronting theapproach of the enemy from the west, while the other portion formed at right angles with it,still fronting the approach of the enemy from the south. ... It was 2 o’clock when myfifth line had been thus formed. . . . Deterred from direct advance, he (the enemy) moved

a considerable force by the right flank, with the evident intention of turning my left. To defeatthis purpose, I ordered my command to fall hack in the direction of the landing, across a deep hollow,and to re-form on the east side of another field, in the skirts of a voood. This teas my sixth line. Herewe rested a half-hour, continuing to supply our men with ammunition, until the enemy’s cav-alry were seen rapidly crossing the field to the charge. Waiting until they approached withinsome tlurty paces of our line, I ordered a fire, which was delivered with great coolness anddestructive effect. First halting, then wavering, they turned and fled in confusion, leavingbehind a number of riders and horses dead on the field. The 29th Illinois Infantry, inspired bythe courageous example of their commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Ferrell, bore the chiefpart in this engagement. ... In the meantime, under cover of this demonstration strength-ened by large additions from other portions of the field yielded by our forces, the enemy con-tinued his endeavors to turn the flanks of my line, and to cut me off from the landing. Toprevent this I ordered my left wing to fall back a 811011 ; distance and form an obtuse angle withthe center, opposing a double front to the enemy’s approach. Thus disposed, my left held theenemy in cheek, while my whole line slowly fell hack to my seventh position. Here I re-formed theworn and famished remnant of my division, on favorable ground along a north and south road, sup-ported on my right hy fragments of General Sherman's division, and on my left hy the [14th Illinois and25th Indiana \ under command of Colonel Veatch, acting hrigadier-general."

The identity of this seventh position of McClernand is determined bythe following extracts. Colonel Marsh, commanding McClernand’s SecondBrigade, says:

“ At this time, my command having heen reduced to a merely nominal one, I received orders to falla short distance to the rear and form a new line, detaining all stragglers, portions of commands,and commands which should attempt to pass. In obedience to this, though with some difficultyas regarded portions of some commands, whose officers seemed little inclined to halt short of theriver, ... I had gathered quite a force, and formed a line near the camp of the Second Divis-ion, concealing my men in the timber facing an open field. I here requested Colonel Davis, of the 46f/iIllinois , to take position on my right. He promptly and cheerfully responded. ... In a shorttime General McClernand, with portions of the First and Third Brigades of his own division, and tworegiments of Ohio troops, came up and formed on the left of the line I had already established.”

Colonel Davis, of the 46th Illinois , says :

“ It being now 1 o’clock, my ammunition exhausted, the men tired and hungry, and myselfexhausted, having lost my horse in the first engagement, and compelled to go on foot theVOL. 1. 33