I remained at Burnsville with a detachment of about 900 men from Ord's command and communicated with my two wings by courier.

Ord met the advance of the enemy soon after leaving Burnsville.

Quite a sharp engagement ensued, but he drove the rebels back with considerable loss, including one general officer killed.

He maintained his position and was ready to attack by daylight the next morning.

I was very much disappointed at receiving a dispatch from Rosecrans after midnight from Jacinto, twenty-two miles from Iuka, saying that some of his command had been delayed, and that the rear of his column was not yet up as far as Jacinto.