He disclaimed any relation with people living north of the Ohio, in an offensive tone, and I think I gave him a piece of my mind that he did not relish.

He was a West Point graduate, small but very handsome, and was afterward killed in battle.

I never met him again.
Returning to the position where I had first entered the rebel line, I received orders from General McClernand, by one of his staff, to leave General A.J.Smith in charge of the fort and prisoners, and with my troops to remain outside.

The officer explained that the general was then on the Tigress, which had moved up from below, to a point in the river just above the fort; and not understanding his orders, I concluded to go and see him in person.

My troops were then in possession of two of the three brigades which composed the army opposed to us; and my troops were also in possession of all the ground of the peninsula outside the "fort-proper" (Hindman).