To this end Sedgwick who was at Piney Branch Church, was ordered to Warren's support.

Hancock, who was at Todd's Tavern, was notified of Warren's engagement, and was directed to be in readiness to come up.

Burnside, who was with the wagon trains at Aldrich's on our extreme left, received the same instructions.

Sedgwick was slow in getting up for some reason--probably unavoidable, because he was never at fault when serious work was to be done--so that it was near night before the combined forces were ready to attack.

Even then all of Sedgwick's command did not get into the engagement.