Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Crittenden's Corps - Wood's Division - Wagner's Brigade
The armies on both sides are having trouble moving at this time of year due to the conditions of the roads. Most roads cannot accommodate infantry or artillery due to constant rain turning them to mud. Cavalry operations, in which the Confederates have an advantage, are the most active.
General Rosecrans continues his administration tasks, seeking more soldiers, equipment, arms, and commanding officers for divisions and brigades. In one memo he asks for the return of General Buell who would have a command under him. Buell would not do this; it was proposed several times during the war, including later by General Sherman. Buell desired not to serve under officers that he had once ranked.
More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XXIII, Chapter XXXV, Part II, Correspondence, pp. 52-66.
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. p. 97.
- Shelby Foote: The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1I, Fredericksburg to Meridian, pp. 166-174.
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