By the 4th of May the centre and right wing reached Monterey, twelve miles out.

Their advance was slow from there, for they intrenched with every forward movement.

The left wing moved up again on the 25th of May and intrenched itself close to the enemy.

The creek with the marsh before described, separated the two lines.

Skirmishers thirty feet apart could have maintained either line at this point.
Our centre and right were, at this time, extended so that the right of the right wing was probably five miles from Corinth and four from the works in their front.