Pope being on the extreme left did not see so much of his chief, and consequently got loose as it were at times.

On the 3d of May he was at Seven Mile Creek with the main body of his command, but threw forward a division to Farmington, within four miles of Corinth.
His troops had quite a little engagement at Farmington on that day, but carried the place with considerable loss to the enemy.

There would then have been no difficulty in advancing the centre and right so as to form a new line well up to the enemy, but Pope was ordered back to conform with the general line.

On the 8th of May he moved again, taking his whole force to Farmington, and pushed out two divisions close to the rebel line.

Again he was ordered back.