In fact an opportunity occurred for it to perform a conspicuous act of gallantry which elicited the highest commendation from division commanders in the Army of the Tennessee.

General Sherman both in his memoirs and report makes mention of this fact.

General McCook himself belongs to a family which furnished many volunteers to the army.

I refer to these circumstances with minuteness because I did General McCook injustice in my article in the Century, though not to the extent one would suppose from the public press.

I am not willing to do any one an injustice, and if convinced that I have done one, I am always willing to make the fullest admission.
(*9) NOTE .-- For gallantry in the various engagements, from the time I was left in command down to 26th of October and on my recommendation, Generals McPherson and C.S.Hamilton were promoted to be Major-Generals, and Colonels C.C.Marsh, 20th Illinois, M.M.Crocker, 13th Iowa J.A.Mower, 11th Missouri, M.D.Leggett, 78th Ohio, J.D.Stevenson, 7th Missouri, and John E.Smith, 45th Illinois, to be Brigadiers.
(*10) Colonel Ellet reported having attacked a Confederate battery on the Red River two days before with one of his boats, the De Soto.