Mott's division was reduced to a brigade, and assigned to Birney's division.
During this day I wrote to Washington recommending Sherman and Meade (*31) for promotion to the grade of Major-General in the regular army; Hancock for Brigadier-General; Wright, Gibbon and Humphreys to be Major-Generals of Volunteers; and Upton and Carroll to be Brigadiers.
Upton had already been named as such, but the appointment had to be confirmed by the Senate on the nomination of the President.
The night of the 13th Warren and Wright were moved by the rear to the left of Burnside.

The night was very dark and it rained heavily, the roads were so bad that the troops had to cut trees and corduroy the road a part of the way, to get through.

It was midnight before they got to the point where they were to halt, and daylight before the troops could be organized to advance to their position in line.

They gained their position in line, however, without any fighting, except a little in Wright's front.

Here Upton had to contend for an elevation which we wanted and which the enemy was not disposed to yield.