The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-11-15
PITTsBURG LANDIxG (sHTLoHl.

EllIE4L LANDING tSEELOHt-
Like Fort Donelson cemetery, Pittsburg
Landing can only be reached by boat on the
Tennessee River. It has been so much written
about, and so many Of our Northern boys know
the Landing and battlefield Of Shiloh BY hard
experience, that description IS hardly neces-
sary. There has been but little change around
Shiloh. The veteran visitor VIII ind things
about the same as twenty years agO-barring
the armies.
Shiloh Westinghouse tabout mile or two
back from the river was burned during the
battle, or nearly so. All that remained was q
few logs, lit was 8 log house, and these logs
were carried of BY relic hunters and made into
walking sticks / got one myself and some
body sent one to General Thomas. Since then
another small church has been erected Oh tha
spot, or near It.
The cemetery stands on bill Immediately
on the river and Landing. From the Landing
the road curves up rsvine to the top where
stands the superintendent house. The c0Un-
try back Of 1t is tolerably level. It is not .
pretty Countrywide reverse IS true,-but the
battle Of Shiloh has made it historical
The cemetery, as located and taken in by
Colonel Wills and party, contained eighteen
acres, and embraced the entire hill running
up the ravine from the Landing from I0w-FTa-
ter mark to the top, and then across the TOP
about 200 feet to the head of a ravine: thence
along the same to the starting point In con-
sequence of the opposition Of the owner, the
wall Is built at high-Watsr mark, drawn in
considerably all around from what was first
intended.
resurveyed the ground when the cemetery
was completed. 1t now contains ten acres.
The house, &c, is outside the cemetery wall.
and the lot on which it stands, about an acre In
area, is included in the ten acres
The hill is inaccessible from the river sveeDf
by the Landing road. Much has been said about
the boys running away during the battle and
cr0wding at the Landing. There is no room for
much of crowd. The top of the hin is in
view from the river, and is always a point Of
great interest to travellers on the river. es-
peeially when they come IN sight of the flag.
The main drive commences at the cemetery
entrance and curves around gently to the great
circle on the knob of the hill, passing the
= Drummer Boy Of Shiloh's . grave no. 1880
and section which contains star with seven
points lin each point is the grave ofa officer.
In another part Of the cemetery IS 3 star with
one graye-that Of young naval officer whose
father was . resident Of the city Of Boston,
aud came to the Landing TO take him
home. He brought with him q magnificent
coffin, but when he saw II what a beaGti-
ful spot be was buried he gave the coffin to
the superintendent and returned, content to
leave him where he was. The interments ara
made in regiaeutal groups. Great care was
taken in disinterring the bodies They fell
side by side in battle which made the arrange
ment possible. I fud my pen Inadequate TO
write al that could be written On this eeme-
terry. Every soldier lying there has q history,
and if i5 were written / suppose the world
would hardly hold the books. They all lie to-
gether, ell equal now, and III honor IS paid to
their remains. On looking over my MAPS .
thousand memories Of events that transnirell
twenty years ago crowd upoa me. II were to
attempt to describe them I should nos know
where TO begin or where to end.