About five o'clock, P. M., the rebels occupied about two-thirds of the Union camps, and were constantly driving them towards the river. Toward evening, the gunboats Lexington and Taylor, which had lain idle spectators during the day's fearful contest, seeking in vain for an opportunity to bring their guns to bear upon the enemy, commenced raining shells upon the rebel hordes. The boats fired rapidly, and well; and with the incessant clash of guns, on land, and the crash and roar of shells from the boats, that Sabbath evening wore away.

The men lay on their arms during the night, in line of battle. Buell and Lew. Wallace would be there, and ready to assist them in the morning, for all through the night, Buell's men were marching up from Savannah, and were being ferried across, or were coming upon transports; and Wallace's division had arrived in the evening, and would be in readiness ere the morning dawned. A heavy thunder storm came up about midnight, drenching the two armies, but proving a most excellent dressing for the wounds of the many who were suffering on that bloody field.

At daylight, on the morning of the seventh of April, the two divisions of Nelson and Crittenden, advanced upon the enemy. Lew. Wallace's division commenced the battle by an artillery fire upon a battery of the enemy, causing them to retreat.

Nelson's troops were in the advance, and the fighting was most desperate, continually driving back the rebels. The fire soon became general along the whole line,—Crittenden following close to Nelson, and next to him, Mc Cook. Generals Sherman's, McClernand's and Hurlbut's men, although terribly jaded from the previous day's fighting, came up, and gallantly added new laurels to those already

won.

But the rebels resisted at every point; they felt that all depended upon a most desperate effort on their part, and their generals urged them on, thinking to flank us on the right, and thus gain the day. Success seemed theirs for a time, but our left, under Nelson, was dividing them, and by eleven o clock, General Buell's forces had succeeded in flanking them, and capturing their batteries. The rebels again rallied, but some regiments from Wood's and Thomas' coming in just then, were sent to General Buell, who again drove the enemy back. About three o'clock in the afternoon, General Grant, at the head of five regiments of cavalry, ordered a charge across the field, himself commanding. The men followed with a shout, and the rebels fled in dismay, and did not make another stand. The retreating rebels were followed by Buell, and by half-past five, their whole army was retreating towards Corinth.

About five o'clock, P. M., the rebels occupied about two-thirds of the Union camps, and were constantly driving them towards the river. Toward evening, the gunboats Lexington and Taylor, which had lain idle spectators during the day's fearful contest, seeking in vain for an opportunity to bring their guns to bear upon the enemy, commenced raining shells upon the rebel hordes. The boats fired rapidly, and well; and with the incessant clash of guns, on land, and the crash and roar of shells from the boats, that Sabbath evening wore away.

The men lay on their arms during the night, in line of battle. Buell and Lew. Wallace would be there, and ready to assist them in the morning, for all through the night, Buell's men were marching up from Savannah, and were being ferried across, or were coming upon transports; and Wallace's division had arrived in the evening, and would be in readiness ere the morning dawned. A heavy thunder storm came up about midnight, drenching the two armies, but proving a most excellent dressing for the wounds of the many who were suffering on that bloody field.

At daylight, on the morning of the seventh of April, the two divisions of Nelson and Crittenden, advanced upon the enemy. Lew. Wallace's division commenced the battle by an artillery fire upon a battery of the enemy, causing them to retreat.

Nelson's troops were in the advance, and the fighting was most desperate, continually driving back the rebels. The fire soon became general along the whole line,-Crittenden following close to Nelson, and next to him, Mc Cook. Generals Sherman's, McClernand's and Hurlbut's men, although terribly jaded from the previous day's fighting, came up, and gallantly added new laurels to those already

won.

But the rebels resisted at every point; they felt that all depended upon a most desperate effort on their part, and their generals urged them on, thinking to flank us on the right, and thus gain the day. Success seemed theirs for a time, but our left, under Nelson, was dividing them, and by eleven o clock, General Buell's forces had succeeded in flanking them, and capturing their batteries. The rebels again rallied, but some regiments from Wood's and Thomas' coming in just then, were sent to General Buell, who again drove the enemy back. About three o'clock in the afternoon, General Grant, at the head of five regiments of cavalry, ordered a charge across the field, himself commanding. The men followed with a shout, and the rebels fled in dismay, and did not make another stand. The retreating rebels were followed by Buell, and by half-past five, their whole army was retreating towards Corinth.

About five o'clock, P. M., the rebels occupied about two-thirds of the Union camps, and were constantly driving them towards the river. Toward evening, the gunboats Lexington and Taylor, which had lain idle spectators during the day's fearful contest, seeking in vain for an opportunity to bring their guns to bear upon the enemy, commenced raining shells upon the rebel hordes. The boats fired rapidly, and well; and with the incessant clash of guns, on land, and the crash and roar of shells from the boats, that Sabbath evening wore away.

The men lay on their arms during the night, in line of battle. Buell and Lew. Wallace would be there, and ready to assist them in the morning, for all through the night, Buell's men were marching up from Savannah, and were being ferried across, or were coming upon transports; and Wallace's division had arrived in the evening, and would be in readiness ere the morning dawned. A heavy thunder storm came up about midnight, drenching the two armies, but proving a most excellent dressing for the wounds of the many who were suffering on that bloody field.

At daylight, on the morning of the seventh of April, the two divisions of Nelson and Crittenden, advanced upon the enemy. Lew. Wallace's division commenced the battle by an artillery fire upon a battery of the enemy, causing them to retreat.