If it had been true, as currently reported at the time and yet believed by thousands of people, that Prentiss and his division had been captured in their beds, there would not have been an all-day struggle, with the loss of thousands killed and wounded on the Confederate side.
Grant argues against the belief that Prentiss's division was captured in their camps, emphasizing the fierce fighting that occurred.
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