New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-13
aiIIIE OF PITTSBURG LANDING.
OFFICIAL REPORT 5.
REPORT OF GEN. BUELL.. ~
HKADoUARTgRs AMY OF Ths ola' On'o'
FIELD OF SHILOH, April 10, 1907

| me"TV rear divisions Of the army under my
which bad been delayed ON thu I'd p.
4. Of that Day s"d siSef w Ii. . don %hes
lsvenins o. dnnee arrived the day The other div
ltormeo @ with intervals Of about '1 mics On the
IpOlrg Of this place Apprebending that serious
In the ma q mmeDced went TO Gen. Grants head
sDsssemes t Information as to the uean' Of resehng the
lsusneIs ,b the division that had arrived At the same
sre dispatched to the divisions IN TO leave
trains n s nd ust s.ted leaving orders for Gen Mel
sch 70 the opposite Psourg Landing 10 be
An a es.i for 'ss sesS and 1s
.a wss directed leave his to be carried forward by
existed at Savannah that the firing was
ne A. an Of oupOs the same thing having occurred
thee P5.'S1s pre- ss s,on Id .nd sscondssy ..Med
t,b NV Chief OF Ssh Col Fry on steamer which or
under steam a. we ts aS ns
kMme evident inst they were srsggleIs from the engaged
Eny The srouPs increased IN ,re sno neluency until
almost aud the Landing the banks swImed
,th confused Of Of various There could
ms much gester Finding Gen Gran, ct the Lending
rsnssn. Svi,ion which had arrived during tbs morning
thsn eat with him. The throng Of oi.orgsuz-d
- troops increased continually by fresh fus
E from the battle which steadily dew nearer the Landing
SnS with these great numbers Of teams all
bhivps TO get :: near s' possible 10 shs iivsr Win few
Forward the s!ht utterly failed Ia the mean time the
sD.my bad made such pGsss sssu our troop. that his
Spot d position and persons killed tbs bank
the very Lnsns osn Nelson .; s'x.a WIN Col Am
bed 20 the attack that pein and with battery OF
Gey which hPPened to be or the g9ud ard brought
SctoD Of the gulbos so contributed much that
buI The attack that point not renewed Night hay
kg come on the firing ceased bolh sides In
Ene The remsinder OF Cen Nelson's division crossed and
- C,,ttenarn,s arrived from Savannah by steam~ After
Examining the ground well possible At night in
kon of The line which Gen. Grants troops had formed
d the right As Gen sherman's dirsOn directed
k. and IA aft that
ke and forward ss soon a. IL light In the morning
Gnt me night and early '1s iOsTIf %o,n.s % Jspt Bart
batteries arrived Gen. McCook BY forced march sived
ID S.nns during night Of 6th reached the held
Cb divisions could arrive In for the action
".. fought. called shiloh from the Il. church Of
D., name which snds in lis midst, Il consists Of
"a bo,tsm Along the Tennessee River, to the east At
ssks into abrupt avne. aud ,owMd the south runs along
liek Greek which eupes into Tennessee River, some
miles above Ps0urg Landing into range OF hill, Of some
hsht whose slopes are gradual toward the t.,s held and
pes the Lick Creek now to the northeast around
tns ostleed into Snste Greek which empe. into T.nnes
,s River miles below Lick Creek The drainage 1.
rsiny Lick Greek Ridge and the table land into Owl
Greet Coming from Co nih the pncPa road crosses Lick
lCsek a, pOiot some twelve miles fou It's mouth. aid
81 table land from the South distance Of about mile
ood. through which troops pass without great difficulty
though occasionally the undeIsrowth 10 dense Small farms
d cultivated hod Of from 10 10 % acres occur here and
there but General thing the country is forest My
entire of the various rosds and of the character Of
the country the time rendered mPossoe to anticipate
The probable dispositions OF the enemy aid the woods
snfssn to screen his pEePnssoIy movements from
lebseIysti0a.
scon sr o'clock on the morning sfths 7th Gen Nesop
and Gen CIittendens Divisions the only arrived
the Tount moved promptly forwsId TO meet tho enemy
INesns Division marching a. line Of bs,, upon
Ibis picse,. drove sm in ADD at about cl ek the
fs his artillery The division here halted then Mend-n
hal. battery brought into action c reply while Crteudens
Division beng pat into Poicn on the right Of Ne.ons
battery posted n tire center Of Cr,,eDdens ds
iop sding position, opposite which shs
Uncovered to be IL force BY this time MeCooh. division
ri,ed OF the ground and was innedsey iormed on the rh
le Crtteodeus Ski 1hes thrown TO the font and
strong body Of he to guard our e flank whch though
whist protected by rough grounds was Hgppsed the enemy
might attempt arn and in fact did bat repulsed wisn
los. Esch brigade furnished lite and 10
:. d., til. s =, ~ls the
rso ground part. Of about two r.sinen's perhaps 100
and .oo'eGsspy i ssas.s ~ s nth s.s .o I osn
s.ck AID tho second one was similarly employed on the
'sat . sn Mesoh % ans S.d .s.ds
there had no direct knowledge Of the di.po
- vince TO spesk Of them regret that unab. nams
Io.e that under my direction in the way Lad stated
la they rendered wiling aid efficient service during tine
fhe force under commsD eeebpl,d line of sbou,
rns and half In font Of Nelsons division oIen
Aeld partially scTesnsd biz rght by OF woods bieh
ded ,nISuse te enemy, line with thick underground
spso ss ss S'eaf Of Ss aislt .1d Mccool
se IL from, q kcCoofs right woods again with dense un
od s' sn d T:as ss N into .%
rreet wIieh em tes into Owl Creek in from Of McCook,
srose K Cre.t mis-. from il. mouth pssd osrpendcc
liar through the line of bstte neM Nelson's ir TN hnr
% ssaaf a 10 D. .n9 S ons Of seson.
lcomn andiDg the woods In z nj OF s ano
.me woods and the field in front Of shi arc
heCooks Ieit aud battery 10 front oi Meeo rsht
Iuc distance enenys left on hsh open grount
the enc.mps.pts Of mcCicrnsnd' and sherman' d.
Wb. Y troop. were getting position tie right the
,,,ieIy are kept between Merdenhas battery and
ry pat in position before the enemy. third battery Op'led
tre that part Of the line ard when soon after our
kcliop became general and continued With severity duiog
e greater part Of the day, and until the eoemy y" driven
The obdqui,y Of our ne upon the ft bsng thrown for
Nelson's division 6r.t into sction and it became
brssds tom Nelson's night BY iis commander Col Hsz.p
sched the sueuy second battery but the brigade sustained
unable mAn,in its sd,antss. sssn the heavy insny
force ,h.. came 0rw.d TO opPo,s The enemy recovered
force Of of.oy D0 the woods font Of Citendns
banding advanced uo the woods Tepused the snony hand
Somely and took several prsoDrrs In the time Capt
edvspced into action tho le Of Nelson's division
shich was heavily pre.sed ty hs est numbers Of tie
tn.my II belonged properly t9 hecSoI. division htoo.
N the ensmys right and .. began act with decided
d.ct upon the tide Of bate In that quarter The eDemys
Ammsn's brigade. winch the len advanced in good
y, endesvOr isas and by h strong center
Fsek Capt Terrell iD had AIe
~ sav4nc~d position, compelled retire leaving
issson Of which killed dsabed Il was
sry recovered HtvDg been reccnorc-d by regiment
Son Gen. Boyes brigade, Nelson's division sgain
forward and forced enemy TO sbandon entirely his posi-
n9L This success Hsnked the at his secoud and third
bstteres from which he driven with the loss Of
ver. pieces Of artillery by the concentrated hre Of Tere
snd h"ndeDhss bstere and sttsck from Crtterdens
oivson 10 front The enemy made second stand 800
{sro. ~ ieA Of his position and ned fire with his artillery
oatt'ry thrown forward silenced the but
very hho was captured by Critendens division the enemy
RON H. In time the division Of Gen Nc