to the rear, while the division was
still engaged at the front, Colonel Miller's servant gathered everything
in the Colonel's tent, packed it in one of the wagons, carried it safely
off, and kept all in good order till Miller returned from captivity. But
such thoughtfulness was the exception, and the returning troops found
much missing and more destroyed.

Heavy rain fell again Monday night. Next morning General Grant sent
General Sherman with his two brigades, and General Wood with his
division and the Fourth Illinois Cavalry, in pursuit. The miry road was
lined with abandoned wagons, limber-boxes, and with hospitals filled
with wounded. The advance was suddenly fallen upon by Forrest and his
cavalry, and driven back in confusion. Forrest coming upon the main
column retired, and was pursued in turn. General Sherman advanced about
a mile farther, and returned to camp. Breckenridge remained at Mickey's
three days, guarding the rear, and by the end of the week Beauregard's
army was again in Corinth. The battle sobered both armies. The force at
Pittsburg Landing saw rudely dashed aside the expectation of speedy
entry into Corinth. The force at Corinth, that marched out to drive
Grant into the river, to scatter Buell's force in detail, and return in
triumph to Nashville, was back in the old quarters, foiled,
disheartened.

CHAPTER VIII.

CORINTH.

When news of the two days' fighting was received at the North, the
people of the Ohio Valley and St. Louis were stirred to active sympathy.
Steamboats bearing physicians, nurses, sisters of charity, and freighted
with hospital supplies were at once despatched and soon crowded the
shore of Pittsburg Landing. There was need for all the aid that was
brought. Besides the thousands of wounded, were other thousands of sick.
The springs of surface water used in the camps, always unwholesome, were
now poisonous. The well lost their strength; of the sick many died every
day. Hospital camps spread over the hills about the landing, and the
little town of Savannah was turned into a hospital. Fleets descended the
river bearing invalids to purer air and water.

General Halleck arrived at the landing on April 11th, established his
headquarters near the river bluff, and assumed personal command. General
Pope, with the Army of the Mississippi, summoned from the operations
just begun before Fort Pillow, arrived on the 21st, and went into camp
at Hamburg. Seasoned troops from Missouri