That afternoon and the next day were spent in taking up ground to make the investment as complete as possible.

General Smith had been directed to leave a portion of his division behind to guard forts Henry and Heiman.
He left General Lew.

Wallace with 2,500 men.

With the remainder of his division he occupied our left, extending to Hickman creek.

McClernand was on the right and covered the roads running south and south-west from Dover.