On the 28th of May my division moved
forward 1 1/2 miles, and halted near the White House on Bridge creek,
presenting a diagonal double line to Corinth, the right flank nearest
the enemy's main work and the front facing a large earthwork battery
erected by the enemy south of the Memphis & Charleston railroad.
This battery was silent for several hours until about noon.
I
directed Dees' and Maurice's batteries to open upon the position, and
was soon answered by four guns from the rebel battery. Notwithstanding
their fire, which mostly passed over the heads of our men, the work of
intrenching was carried on until about 3 P.M., when the enemy, who had
previously cut roads through the swamp and across Bridge creek,
approached in three columns and attacked our right, their battery at
the same time plying us with round shot and shell. . . . Suffice to say
that the result was satisfactory to the Second Division. We had to
deplore the loss of some gallant men, but in turn we buried over 50 of
the enemy in a space of 3 acres, and the lesson they received permitted
our pickets to remain in peace during the forty-eight hours we remained
in that place.
Orlando Eddy