Now notice the situation here," and he traced it with his pencil.

"Your regiment is practically to the rear of their main line of defence, but the nature of the ground renders them safe.

There is a, deep ravine here, trending to the southeast, and easily defended.

Now note, ten miles, almost directly south of Three Corners, on the open pike, the first building on the right-hand side beyond a log church, stands an old plantation house.

It is a large building, painted white, in the midst of a grove of trees, and in the rear is a commodious stable and a dozen negro cabins.