There was no road between Burnsville and the position then occupied by Rosecrans and the country was impassable for a man on horseback. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
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. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
I remained at Burnsville with a detachment of about 900 men from Ord's command and communicated with my two wings by courier. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
Ord met the advance of the enemy soon after leaving Burnsville. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
The courier bearing the message was compelled to move west nearly to Jacinto before he found a road leading to Burnsville. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.