As the battle broke out, division commander Jenkins rode to Wauhatchie, on the extreme left of his widely dispersed division, instead of placing himself in a position where he could attempt to coordinate all of his troops.
Da slaget indledtes red divisionschef Jenkins til Wauhatchie på den yderste venstrefløj af sin vidtspredte division i stedet for at placere sig et sted hvor han kunne forsøge at koordinere alle sine tropper.