In addition, he had received a dispatch from Brig. Gen. Benjamin Hardin Helm in northern Alabama that indicated Buell was marching toward Decatur and not Pittsburg Landing.
Han havde også modtaget en depeche fra brigadegeneral Benjamin Hardin Helm i det nordlige Alabama, som tydede på, at Buell marcherede i retning af Decatur i Alabama og ikke mod Pittsburg Landing.