All the engagements fought ought to have served to encourage the enemy.

Roads were again made in our front, and again corduroyed; a line was intrenched, and the troops were advanced to the new position.
Cross roads were constructed to these new positions to enable the troops to concentrate in case of attack.

The National armies were thoroughly intrenched all the way from the Tennessee River to Corinth.
For myself I was little more than an observer.

Orders were sent direct to the right wing or reserve, ignoring me, and advances were made from one line of intrenchments to another without notifying me.

My position was so embarrassing in fact that I made several applications during the siege to be relieved.
General Halleck kept his headquarters generally, if not all the time, with the right wing.