antry . ▁Senior ▁Captain ▁Well s ▁Jones ▁was ▁now ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁re ass emble d ▁company , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁Daw es ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁App ler ▁had ▁run ▁away ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁( D aw es ) ▁had ▁ordered ▁his ▁regiment ▁to ▁close ▁up ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁ 5 7 th ▁inf antry . ▁Jones ▁agreed ▁and ▁Daw es ▁set ▁out ▁and ▁informed ▁the ▁other ▁company ▁command ers ▁what ▁had ▁trans p ired . ▁ ▁In ▁April , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Colonel ▁J esse ▁J . ▁App ler ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd ▁Ohio ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sh il oh , ▁Confeder ate ▁General ▁P . ▁G . ▁T . ▁Be a ure g ard ▁and ▁his ▁defeated ▁army ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁back ▁to ▁Cor inth . ▁Major ▁General ▁Henry ▁Halle ck , ▁who ▁received ▁much ▁criticism ▁for ▁allowing ▁Be a ure g ard ▁to ▁escape , ▁finally ▁purs ued ▁the ▁Confeder ates ▁three ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁battle , ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁conducted ▁a ▁month - long ▁sie ge ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁The ▁sie ge ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁by ▁Federal ▁forces . ▁ ▁V icks burg ▁Camp aign ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁before ▁the ▁actual ▁eng agement ▁Daw es ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank