Grenville Dodge: “Every force arrayed against it was either defeated, captured, or destroyed.”

General Sherman was at the Howard House, which was miles away from the scene of Hardee's attack in the rear, and evidently did not at first comprehend the terrific fighting that was in progress, and the serious results that would have been…

His ability and foresight in organizing the transportation of an Army, feeding it, and fitting it for a campaign, was shown every day.

In this battle Van Dorn had put twice as many men into the fight as Curtis did, and still was defeated.

The men, if properly officered, would make good soldiers, but with their present officers they are little better than an armed mob.