The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 59
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nan's reserve brigade was available. The other was directed to say
that General Van Cleve would at once be sent to his assistance, which
was accordingly done.
A message from General Thomas soon followed, that he was heavily
pressed, Captain Kellogg, aide-de-camp, the bearer, informing me
at the same time that General Brannan was out of line, and General
Reynolds' right was exposed. Orders were dispatched to General
Wood to close up on Reynolds, and word was sent to General Thomas
that he should be supported, even if it took away the whole corps of
Crittenden and McCook.
General Davis was ordered to close on General Wood, and General
McCook was advised of the state of affairs and ordered to close his
whole command to the left with all dispatch.
General Wood, overlooking the direction to " close up "on General
Reynolds, supposed he was to support him, by withdrawing from the
line and passing to the rear of General Brannan, who, it appears,
was not out of line, but was en chelon, and slightly in rear of Rey-
nolds' right. By this unfortunate mistake a gap was opened in the
line of battle, of which the enemy took instant advantage, and striking
Davis in flank and rear, as well as in front, threw his whole division
in confusion.
The same attack shattered the right brigade of Wood before it had
cleared the space. The right of Brannan was thrown back, and two
of his batteries, then in movement to a new position, were taken in
flank and thrown back through two brigades of Van Cleve, then on
the march to the left, throwing his division into confusion from
which it never recovered until it reached Rossyille.
While the enemy poured in through this breach, a long line stretch-
ing beyond Sheridan's right was advancing. Laiboldt's brigade
shared in the rout of Davis. Sheridan's other two brigades, in move-
ment toward the left, under orders to support Thomas, made a gal-
lant charge against the enemy's advancing column, but were thrown
into disorder by the enemy's line advancing on their flank, and were
likewise compelled to fall back, rallying on the Dry Valley road, and
repulsing the enemy, but they were again compelled to yield to
superior numbers and retired westward of the Dry Valley road, and
by a circuitous route reached Rossville, from which they advanced
by the La Fayette road to support our left.
Thus Davis' two brigades, one of Van Cleve's, and Sheridan's entire
division were driven from the field, and'the remainder, consisting of
the divisions of Baird, Johnson, Palmer, Reynolds, Brannan, and
Wood, two of Negley's brigades and one of Van Cleve's,were left to
sustain the conflict against the whole power of the rebel army,which,
desisting from pursuit on the right, concentrated their whole efforts
to destroy them.
At the moment of the repulse of Davis' division, I was standing
in rear of his right, waiting the completion of the closing of Mc-
Cook's corps to the left. Seeing confusion among Van Cleve's
troops, and the distance Davis' men were falling back, and the tide
of battle surging toward us, the urgency for Sheridan's troops to in-
tervene became imminent, and I hastened in person to the extreme
right, to direct Sheridan's movement on the flank of the advancing
rebels. It was too late. The crowd of returning troops rolled back,
and the enemy advanced. Giving the troops directions to rally be-
hind the ridge west of the Dry Valley road, I passed down it accom-
panied by General Garfield, Major McMichael, Major Bond, and Cap.59
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1890; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152978/m1/70/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.