The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 434
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134 WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS. [CHAP. XXIX
done within your observation or was any opportunity lost for gaining
ground up to the halt and cessation of firing at sundown?
Answer. The gallantry displayed by my troops on that occasion has never been
surpassed in my observation if it has been equaled, and they pushed forward with
great eagerness and encountered the enemy wherever he was found. No opportunity
was lost for gaining ground I think until sundown, when the order was given to
halt and bivouac for the night.
Question. Do you know whether or not the cessation of firing was
by General Van Dorn's order or by the circumstances of the battle, the
enemy having retired within his inner intrenchments ?
Answer. It was not by General Van Dorn's order to me, but by the retiring of the
enemy and the late hour of the day.
Question. It it had been determined upon to attack the intrench-
ments of Corinth that evening would the necessary preparations to do
so have taken until after dark I
Answer. I should think so. It would have been necessary to have brought General
Lovell up in supporting distance and some of my brigades which were stationed along
the railroad far to the left. It would have been necessary to have reformed the line
before charging the inner works, which I think would have occupied more time than
we would have had daylight.
Question. After taking the exterior works of the enemy and resting
your troops, as stated by you, do you remember at what hour, when
your *dispositions for renewing the attack were made, your whole line
became engaged ? State also the character and length of that conflict.
Answer. I do not recollect the hour of the day. I paid but little attention to that,
but I should think it was between 2 and 3 o'clock probably, and that the engagement
must have lasted between two and three hours, sometimes with terrific firing along
nearly the whole length of my line.
Question. If two hours more of daylight had been given us what do
you think would have been the result of the contest ?
Answer. That I cannot tell. My impression is that with a cordial support from
General Lovell's command we would have carried their works and held them.
Question. If you saw General Van Dorn on the battle-field of Corinth
on October 3 and 4 and on the 5th at the Hatchie, state what was his
condition as to sobriety or fitness to discharge his duties as command-
ing general; state also his condition as to sobriety and capacity in
moving on Corinth and returning from it.
Answer. I was with General Van Dorn a great deal both in the advance upon and re-
turning from Corinth and during the battle, and I have never seen him either then or at
any other time when I thought he was at all intoxicated; and will state further, that
he conducted himself during the .entire engagement with coolness and determination;
and I recollect no difference of opinion between us in the management of the fight.
The only difference of opinion was in the movement upon Corinth before receiving
the re-enforcements from Jackson.
Question. When did you first become acquainted with General Van
Dorn? How long have you served with him? Do you know him to be
an intemperate man within the time ?
Answer. I first became acquainted with General Van Dorn a few days before the
battle of Elkhorn, about March 1, 1862, and, as I stated before, I do not think I have
ever seen him at all intoxicated. I have served with him the greater portion of the
time since I made his acquaintance.
Maj. Gen. D. H. MAURY, commanding First Division, Army of the
West, duly sworn.
By RECORDER:
Question. Did General Van Dorn have a map or maps in his pos-
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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 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1886; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/445/?q=%221862%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.