At the same time he withdrew Colonel Jeff.

C.Davis's Division to the same locality.

This placed the army in a strong, defensible position, with the creek in its front.

On the ridge above the stream our artillery and infantry were posted.
The Rebel armies under Price and McCulloch had been united and strongly re-enforced, the whole being under the command of General Van Dorn.

Their strength was upward of twenty thousand men, and they were confident of their ability to overpower us.