ed to
Hurlbut, and formed part of his line of defence in support of the
reserve artillery at the close of the day.

PRENTISS AND W.H.L. WALLACE.

Prentiss' division in the front line, and W.H.L. Wallace's on the
plateau between the river and Brier Creek, were more widely separated in
camp than any other two divisions; but in the contest of Sunday they
operated together.

Colonel Moore, of the Twenty-first Missouri, being wounded early in the
encounter with the Confederate advance, Lieutenant-Colonel Woodyard took
command of the regiment, together with the accompanying detachment of
the Twenty-fifth Missouri and four companies of the Sixteenth Wisconsin,
sent out the night before to reinforce the pickets. Pushed by Shaver's
brigade, he fell back after a struggle on the edge of a field to the
farther side of a narrow ridge, about half a mile from camp, where he
was joined by Colonel Peabody with the rest of the brigade. After a
contest of half an hour, Shaver was repulsed and fell back. General A.S.
Johnston observing men dropping out of the ranks of the retreating
brigade, rallied it himself and ordered it to renew the attack. Peabody
recoiled under the fresh onset, and, falling back, took his place,
constituting the right of the line of battle of the division formed a
quarter of a mile in advance of the camp.

Gladden's brigade, forming part of Bragg's corps, on the second line of
Johnston's army, was moved forward to extend the right of Hardee on the
first line, when, by the divergence of Lick Creek from Owl Creek,
Hardee's line became inadequate to fill the distance between them. The
line of Johnston's advance being oblique to the line of Prentiss' front,
Gladden arrived in front of Prentiss' left after Shaver had become
engaged with Peabody. Colonel Adams, who took command of the brigade
upon the death of General Gladden, and who made the full report of the
brigade, says they arrived in position at eight o'clock. Colonel Deas,
who took command when Adams was wounded, says they arrived a little
after seven. Colonel Loomis, who was in command on the return to
Corinth, says in his report, made April 13th, that the engagement of
this brigade began at half-past seven. Wheeling to the left and
deploying into line, the brigade moved confidently forward. Gladden was
mortally wounded and his command fell back in confusion. General
Johnston ordered it to return to the attack, but, on inspecting its
condition, counterman