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Narrative of the western theatre in the American Civil War, 1880s

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The conflict went steadily on until about 3.30 P.M. when the tired and disheartened Confederate troops left the field 
It was some two hours before the union cavalry were sent in persuit and by this time Beauregard had covered his retreat and with his worn out army and a terrible loss he wended his way to Corinth, leaving many of his wounded and dead in the hands of the union forces. 
Stragler's 
It has been charged that a great many of the union soldiers skulked under the river bank and a great many stories are told of the thousands that huddled together at the landing who could neither be coaxed of driven to the front  This may be I did not have an opportunity to see them  
but the same complaint was made on the Confederate side.

{newspaper clipping}
reports of Confederate brigade commanders abound in instances of the most arrant cowardice. The 52d Tennessee, of Chalmers' brigade, scattered like a flock of partridges before Stuart's well-directed fire, and took no further part in the engagement. Thousands of soldiers advanced no farther than Sherman's and McClernand's encampments, and, deaf alike to threats and entreaties, refused to go forward.

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The conflict went steadily on until about 3.30 P.M. when the tired and disheartened Confederate troops left the field It was some two hours before the union cavalry were sent in persuit and by this time Beauregard had covered his retreat and with his worn out army and a terrible loss he wended his way to Corinth, leaving many of his wounded and dead in the hands of the union forces. Stragler's It has been charged that a great many of the union soldiers skulked under the river bank and a great many stories are told of the thousands that huddled together at the landing who could neither be coaxed of driven to the front This may be I did not have an opportunity to see them but the same complaint was made on the Confederate side. {newspaper clipping} reports of Confederate brigade commanders abound in instances of the most arrant cowardice. The 52d Tennessee, of Chalmers' brigade, scattered like a flock of partridges before Stuart's well-directed fire, and took no further part in the engagement. Thousands of soldiers advanced no farther than Sherman's and McClernand's encampments, and, deaf alike to threats and entreaties, refused to go forward.