During the 19th the wind blew in the wrong direction to transmit sound either towards the point where Ord was, or to Burnsville where I had remained.
A couple of hours before dark on the 19th Rosecrans arrived with the head of his column at garnets, the point where the Jacinto road to Iuka leaves the road going east.

He here turned north without sending any troops to the Fulton road.

While still moving in column up the Jacinto road he met a force of the enemy and had his advance badly beaten and driven back upon the main road.

In this short engagement his loss was considerable for the number engaged, and one battery was taken from him.
The wind was still blowing hard and in the wrong direction to transmit sounds towards either Ord or me.

Neither he nor I nor any one in either command heard a gun that was fired upon the battle-field.