From Fort Henry to CorinthForce, M. F. (Manning Ferguson)
History
From Fort Henry to Corinth
Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Nelson moved in line with Ammen's brigade on the left, Bruce's in the
centre, and Hazen's on the right, his left extending a little beyond the
Hamburg road towards the river. A remnant of Gladden's brigade, between
two and three hundred men, under Colonel Deas, some fragments of some of
the regiments of Jackson's brigade, with some regiments that had strayed
from their proper commands, the Fourth Kentucky from Trabue's brigade,
the First Tennessee from Stephens' brigade, the One Hundred and
Fifty-fourth Tennessee from General B.R. Johnson's brigade, and the
Crescent Regiment from Pond's brigade, scattered about, were roused by
Nelson's advance and retired before it. At six o'clock Nelson was halted
by Buell to allow Crittenden's division to complete its deployment and
form on Nelson's right. Nelson again advanced. General Withers
meanwhile had thrown the heterogeneous fragments into an organized
force, added Chalmers' brigade to it, and strengthened it by the
addition of three batteries. Nelson, when he again advanced, came upon
this consolidated line, which drove him back. Nelson was without
artillery. His batteries, unable to get through the soft mud which the
infantry traversed, remained behind at Savannah. General Buell sent to
his aid Mendenhall's battery from Crittenden's division. The rapid and
accurate fire of Mendenhall's guns silenced the central opposing
battery. Hazen's brigade charged upon it, captured the guns and drove in
retreat the cannoneers and their support. Bowen's brigade of
Breckenridge's reserve corps, commanded by Colonel Martin since General
Bowen was wounded Sunday afternoon, was coming up in support. Colonel
Martin made his brigade lie down in a ravine till the torrent of
fugitives passed over, then rising, charged the pursuers. Hazen's
brigade, torn by the fire of two batteries, one on each flank, and now
charged by a fresh brigade, suffered in a short time more than half the
whole loss suffered by the division in the entire day. The loss of the
division in killed and wounded, was 90 killed and 558 wounded. The
Forty-first Ohio, in Hazen's brigade, out of a total engaged of 371,
lost 140 killed and wounded. The shattered regiments streamed back in
confusion, leaving a gap in the division line.
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