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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
on the 15th, Pillow's eight thousand men rushed in close column upon his right. This portion of his line, formed by the brigade of McArthur, had not been able to extend to the river. While it was vigorously resisting the first attack, Colonel Baldwin, who commanded the first of Pillow's brigades, had one of those inspirations which sometimes decide the fate of a battle. He caused part of his troops to file off on his left along the river: thanks to a deep ravine, the enemy reached McArthur'throwing their entire army upon the flank of that commanded by Grant, and in concentrating the efforts of more than twelve thousand men upon the positions defended by scarcely seven or eight thousand. Pillow, who had followed the inspiration of Baldwin, outnumbered the right of the Federals more and more; he brought his regiments into action one after another, and attacked his enemies in flank as fast as they re-formed to face the fire which was beginning to envelop them. He was already mast