For the purpose of concentrating the division, our Brigade marched to Winn's Farm, two and a half miles from Crump's Landing, where the Second Brigade of the Third Division was then encamped. The road taken by our division, after concentrating, intersected the Purdy road (from Pittsburg Landing) at a point near Snake Creek, and not far from the ground occupied by General Sherman's division on the morning of the battle, being the right of the army. _This, in my opinion, was the shortest and most direct route to the point at which the right of the army was resting, when the battle began_. Orders were not received for the division to march to the field of battle, _until about_12 _o'clock, A.M. and no time was lost during the march_, as we moved with the utmost rapidity. In the history of that battle, written by (Badeau) who was not there and who could not have had personal knowledge of the facts in relation thereto, serious and gross injustice has been done you. Very respectfully, G.F. McGinnis, Late Brigadier General U.S.A. [General Fred Knefler's letter to General Lew Wallace corroborating the statements made by the other members of the staff will be found on page 367--ED.] Captain Ware to General Wallace: GENERAL: I submit the following statement in regard to the movement of your division, on Sunday, April 6, 1862, as far as came under my observation. The first intimation I had that an engagement was progressing was about 6 o'clock, A.M. I heard firing in the direction of the camps at Pittsburg Landing. Soon after I was ordered by you to proceed to Adamsville, where the Third Brigade, under Colonel Wood was encamped, with orders to have his tents, and baggage train sent immediately to the river, and his command to march back to the Second Brigade, which was then stationed two and a half miles from Crump's Landing. I also ordered the First Brigade, under Colonel Morgan L. Smith, to move out to the same point. The Second Brigade, under Colonel John M. Thayer, was also ordered to be ready to move at a moment's notice. I returned to your headquarters and with you proceeded to the above-mentioned point. At twenty minutes of 12 an order was to you delivered, by Captain Baxter, A.Q.M., directing "you to move your division up and join General Shermans' right," on the road leading from Pittsburg Landing to Purdy, that being the extreme right of General Grant's position. Two Regiments of Infantry and one piece of artillery were left at the camp of the Second Brigade, to protect the camp equipage and baggage. I am, General, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, AD WARE, JR., A.D.C. To MAJOR GENERAL LEW WALLACE. General John M. Thayer to General Wallace: UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON. March 4. 1868.