The National tribune., 1880-02-01
Edtor Nntionnl Trlhnne


lions a1G thrill me often win recollection my experiences
PPres59g EXISTS that at the shiloh sunday tie sth
part Of the day and that portion Union forces held the
an entirely different light an actor n the scene desire
10 glorious body q Union troops propos to let the people
quite early on that loSy "a looke6n on and contestant
ing April eth tbat heavy line W. @ @ morn m &
On auy we're stoinR around the forest washing
brigade consisted OF the On % m S S 81 tqe me weatnfr @ MY
Gop s' Wien rs w a6 Division the Fifteenth
ISOLATED m from the rest Of the division
could had been lying there Some three Weeks doing
cPon ene @ a supp saf tho no e for the Ts
alluded to Be p9 91 u h sn ng @ @ mssooTe oo
Soon we were IS INC m n me long call and sharp mnsketry
creek IN norRestery eo g e B of@T @ sne oPd Ts T
9aG @ was was in front q regiment regiment the brigade
y e gaaeee g & the line had both line north
wfigg ~ b,g 6aePiss o @ ss We cared shot they
tine & b mi9tr appeared to be the creek past
moved and began to shower minnies on our
change our POSITION This was soon lone e m P baeS % fbe
body Of ABOUT @ mac en ogsn @ se yes @ n Wo
18th Ohio Infantry q the 3 S9Lh alr3ls mos and
that ofeer on r. m & Mason Wen streakng through the woods
the egt os ~ @ le q gap on our right we strung out
e General Aardee with eight FUN regiments for
q m cur a Tidg We opened thirty yards distance
or & stump we could ind and allowed 70 advance
smoke ZIP upon both lines We eonid M % s tle eneo
thai II eSa b terrible SOM Of company boys had
@ oehnd stump or tree but would stand bold
see see weJ Johhny n Soon 9ohnny down never rose
honTs % had no prospect Of relief two
front the hst time saw bunch Of rebs % in el2mp n G
aSd re 3 o THIS Tha ae Ts my p bleed
aad oe Came Sa o%n sS1Sp oon e bnsa
would |
to The od 0 ny hoe & 1he{ were covered With blood faced
the battle orot "a on ne reported In camp some days after
% en ne nring ceased Officers advanced
and shower bullets that made the rebs hunt their
killed them than those IL ne o @ o ap reBei f
After some incessant and terre m ring noticed
be aTtdges had all hut cne ' m ws @ & 99s gt @
spread with the best In thy 9 bdn y @
sight Of the enemy hewe en o. up % %s5eep edm n & s we got N
ow aear seyeral Colonel Oscar ambeg formed hol
noaien I6at he intended Pa to sacrifice there ali dried up
y the pa t as soon a. we were thus formed not shot was fired
ranging s be @ f % he n and G9y d n2ee oohs hs{
this time s had csy e go as p9Ttc 9p q geoe Te
ST the @ @ Of aegEy and gG an no gda
e enc % GLe part pa OF the day half mile from the landing
can Points tie 'front.' two or three yards to the
Parot guns and the maest BRASS ees W e took % our n o @e
4 Y ~ the IeIt and rested the river viii now you
battle passing his He some visitors from Chicago his
Listen 70 his conversation. He said he he o General
said Hold the enemy if possible any strategy you mas
ter o. the Colonels remark square was
an idea thought would Hardee gotten almost
10 the artillery line when Colonel NJ
from the landing with cheering Bue was
crossing the Tennessee with his 1000
rang with cheers At the line artillery sup
ported all ready for the seceh They
Iahe ana formed line Our folks kept quiet till they
ON us iro batteries three when
sde quickly slenced them. All quiet
shells gunboats crashing
INTO the rebel There
YOU General Buell. crossing his all
IN the the
We had eaten nothing since the morning the
lor rolcall tod sad tale My had
ranks left sunday morning,
nine only answered in their places The
After the
Colonel
saying. General Stuart present
immortal nine. The General responded, Il viii
them and do all them
help me Noses Our captain also General
sherman. w the best breakfast that
The battle opened Monday morning
and some half an hour General Bue started the
fher retreat south. We promised that would
called into action that day but az ten m took line Of
march 10 the and south four miles snd
army on the south jqs as the rep were getting over line Of
airy was seen forming for ehrg necessary Just before
Joined Bues batteries the other side
nd sent grape ana canister for s and wounded several OF
who begged 10 be taken TO tn hospital about
away and several more volunteered carry them blankets
Now the is totally routed and hold the feldthat
all who did Some days after the battle