, 1881-06-27
LEW WALLACE AND SHILOH.
Why His Division Did Not Reach
the Battlefield,
Tic Blame Rests on Grant and
Not on Wallace.
Review by Gen. Whittiesy, Who
Was There.

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CLEVELAND, J,1ue a0,-Ib nc Editor Of |
mr. Cicrc,unh Ifcr,t,t,: 1t would t,c asking |
i'm nurh for sufficient suacu 10 discuss sc,,.
,.rnlty lilo bnl,1. Of Shiloh Church, some
tines knowt, rs tho battle Of 1'iltsburg tai.tl-
linz. AH H Is u,le Held, extending from tho
Tennessee liiycr IL, the church, nr log ,,,cct.
inr.lpusr, ul,glt three miles across a,lti tvo
miles In length. 0tle ilatllc Is sufficient, and
lint ,,f S,,tol, church. t}e focus pf tlle but
III, seems must npproprlatc. During tlia ,x.st
eighteen years / have ,.lore thai, ot,cc ex-
posett su,nv material errors ut statement in
reference to Gen. WaItaco's division, to
s,mensto% Men yI6t:, ~ f:| sicr,.n "o ,yinttar h.
suEass.ea ~ uo.'' oncs'a MIet a,o ~
ify Ills criticisms Upon the movements 1T that
diy;sion. lis renly led inc 10 think la
,vn,,II An n,,nnrtnnttv ocrt,rrrtl Mt tI1e fnt,,
mc"tinv ] ~ tbc Xix stmv nf tho .rcnnesse., in
Cincinnati. 1istcnd OF rctractlng, l'is crit
icisus were, US usual, severe. stlal1 HOW
IN over orly 40 ,nuc]l 4. relates to turtlt7tess
l,y f;en. Wallace.
1t will not be denied TINT Sidney Johnston.
the 1lebcl commander. lying ut Curintll, l.att
tic most powerful Incentives for I,nsteniitg
his march. lle knew precisely whuTc Gen.
l'''cll was, aug p'allnel 's attacK eis, 1of tno
morning Of the 9Th OF April, lsf'. II le
could lave gained one day. precious to lin
" i""n ~ n,,ihlIatcd u,' iii iie lsft corintI orIy
uso. ...tt, .tfa.,. ar,. ~, H.. a., o,,a
tMess '.!sS ~,n'as, sas - ~ o ~ "a wv,
reacled our Ei'es anflng the evening OF the
9TH, occupyihR tlirea days and two nights.
an "o"n' ,,a ,'r"ea,ins s,v ] ,",1 NM ,~c kc n'nu
o.' t.., ~ .s,,.,,. @ 49,, ~ ~ f.,n
70 Jatsc secaru w. our ~ la' ,, - .'e '9,'.t I
o,,'thc nnrt of f;rnnt Sherman. nnI fla ,]yis-
IN, ca,r,, o,vI.rs c;on' iatmch"r. m
.us .'' ..',..,' 's.' 20 ,,. 's,n ,,oI
| tle Greatest possible ,t ,Tensons ,f ror
IAborliiE to reach tic Held OF Materloo. Ile
tilsta!lcg = ifol, M i!is cnp. & sar M,nVre, 70 t1e
a,iKs ot te ntsf af ha nlss l!:x. Mfl,llsS
movement f,!t,t,leticest at g'clock III tae
morning. DnloW'a corps naa uie siios1est , e
distance. aiatl nrrlsGd at FlalGhGti9il, tle ex-
pEt y o. s frse n,t9s Il ntsr III no 3
Church, tho llea.t Of Bueil's @ COLUMN WY l' NJ
Ssi fMs on ew inS pfisra f;IiE nk o,ne '1NSe N
sSs's |isision is! t,e iead. s1,9' a6s;ido9as
ubo9t + 2; ~, II teli Or eleven hours. Nel-
| oNAt Atfsos"ss NAA soy ""eSNA
TINT lay, a. tho record sllows.-ED. sliall
sh9w tat w. orter TO ~ afci! VS. aet;cfea f ,nsa
to Cell Wallace r. u u, a: 4 n. No,G o. inose ~
wo %et osGr nis rontG hu. tae y 4'sa%ge .iaas, ~ ~
t1lTteeH nl!Iss:, He jolned Gen: $ S!.erlian's
right about . o'clock =. H., oceupylng not to
excced eight ho,tfs. IL M ai nese lsaa1cGs
thS ti1'l ioaas wore ailks III 'Ao very "0ss' ''''
I,otl Gen. Grant and Gen: IT, sl,Sfman IT, II, u.
| tribute TIC uisAstera nI tll6 IlIst uAy U the
nTess 1t dS wv. Ma,"fe M 1 e ef"o1s az
cfess s atssr s r. & oser e Ss;
distances oyer wliieil AZ: division Msrelsa q: a
tor ais o1aer ws ncxstv ifa5trv tu
meuts SO reoKless ana peiEsai.els w!en L'leeo
arH a9!!n.at'Ge ct iacts WITHIN ensy rcnen: -,
Dadenn's llfe OF Gen. Grant was written TO- ny
plhi ess ths following Wiz @ iSs ifo i Sas
l1iln nntIl I o'clock 10 move iiye miles"
sien sherman indorscs Sel', baaca4 ~ ta9 its
ii SliiloI' ''G Ghufcl'. H. il isis military s1s.
the following state',nsnt: "osn; ,n'oro orans ut
visited lno about ~ a. H.. w'Gto ,,NG Wy
ordered I,ow Wul!acys division ut Cranp's
- o. 'aV, ,rluht." wye Ind waited nll ,day
fSpeca a aat @ sa 5 efy f skd Ss Task o otfxS av
s.alunlont, It WIS i, direct contradiction to
Yat e f I'LL. II le ss2fr11E sf'rrE a, i,i;shcs Gifi;ss
said that ::AboHt4 =. III. ! seieGiea ll!Io % "
ndyal,cg Of tlte hrldge Aeross snnkn Crsek,
ly %llel, we hay al I day 1ent aMxpectinE M Low L. y
!!aa ai not sail stiat .lne 'oftlerya WaiIase 70
llttsburE Landing lii the morning, mid Geli.