The National tribune., 1884-05-15
THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN.
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are received conflicting somewhat with his state
ments. U. s. GRANT, Major General.
Hurlbut's report bears the following indorse-
ment:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
PITTsBURG, April 25, 1862
Respectfully forwarded to headquarters of the |
department
This is fair, candid report, assuming none too |
much for officers or men of the division.
u. S. GRANT. Major-General.
ECHOES FROM SHILOH.
N. T. Russell, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one
of the party that composed the Shiloh excur-
sion. He says in recent letter:
In my rambles over the old battlefield /
found a suffers check. 1t is about the size of
an old one-cent piece is made of copper. On
one side is, "Childs' Manufacture, Chicago"
On the opposite side, Good for ten cents in
goods at suffers store. A. II. Davis, W. L. NJ
Reg, 45th Illinois volunteers" Now, the
question with me is, what does w. l.. NJ. signify
and is A. III. Davis ready TO redeem his check2
On the spot where the 18th Iowa surrendered,
at the time of the surrender, when the boys
found they were surrounded by the rebels and
further resistance was useless, many of them
rammed their bayonets deeply into the ground
unfixed them, and doubled their guns around
a honeysuckle tree to keep the rebels from
using them The same identical tree stands
LDefe YET, WITH more IMAM n score Oh DulleG
marks in its body. | pulled bayonet out of
the ground in good state of preservation, just
twenty-five years to all hour after it had been
stuck there, viz, $50 p. M, April s, 1884.
THE nth OHIO.
George NJ. Gleasons, nth Ohio, of Don Juan,
Ind. responds as follows to j. w. Beach's COM
ments upon the action of his regiment at Shi-
loh
J.W Beach says: "The nth Ohio supported
TaylOr's battery, and only received and re-
turned one volley." wonder what Mr.. Beach
would say if | should tell him that the 77th
Ohio fired many volIeys before Taylor's guns
arrived at Shiloh Church? We started that
morning to aid the pickets, and got down to
the branch and met the pickets with Confed-
crates at their heels. We had not got more
than $50 yards from our camp Company
was filed right along the branch until the left
of the regiment, when fronted to the enemy,
placed our whole regiment north of the Cor
inth road, and we remained there until lay
lor's battery opened on a Confederate battery in
our front. Company A was under some large
black oaks, aud the company had to get from
under them or be killed with the falling limbs.
Taylor's battery fired over US as long as we could
stand it, then we went up to the battery and
staid there until after all of Taylor's battery
was gone from Shiloh Church, but one piece,
which was back of the church, with both
wheel-horses wounded, presume, by grape
shot. They had overturned an ammunition
wagon when they wheeled into battery. There
was not man of Taylor's battery to be seen
when we fell back of Shiloh Church, but we
could see WAREHOUSES; battery away to our
! left, near quarter of mile and could see the
enemy coming up two ravines between us and
| the battery. Major Ben. Feering. of the list
| Ohio, went to some Illinois regiment that lay
| behind the church, pointed to the enemy, and
asked them to help US. They replied that they
would when their officers told them to. We
| could hear firing away to our right, but could
not see a single soldier If Mr.. Beach had
seen things as | saw them, he would not have
written to THE TRIBUNE that the nth only
| fred one yolley and then ran. / do not wish
| to disparage any troops, but | will not allow
such insults TO pass unnoticed. want Colo
mel Ben. Fearing to write you about this mat
ter
TT is evident, from Hildebrand's report and
from the loss of one hundred and sixty-seven
men in killed and wounded, that, notwith
standing General Sherman's assertion that
Hildebrand's brigade substantially disap-
peared from the feld,'' portion of it remained
and did some good fighting before they left it.
! Hildebrand says: The nth and 57th regi-
ments were thrown forward to occupy GER
| tain position, but encountered the enemy in
| force within 800 yards of our camp Unfor-
tunately we were not supported by artillery,
and consequently were compelled to retire I'M
der cover of our camp, the engagement becom-
! ing general along the entire front of my COM
mand. A battery having been brought to sup
port our right, the 18th and 18th regiments
stood side by side for four hours, contending
with force of not less than four TO one. The
battery having been forced from IFS position,
and the infantry, both on our right and left,
having fallen back, it became necessary that
the two regiments forming part of my COM
msnd should fall back, lest their retreat be eff
fectually cut otfS-ED1
Fred. Z. Croft, SD Illinois, writes from
Burlington Iowa The account of Shiloh battle
is the nearest correct of any that / hare seen
in print. / was at..Pittsburg Landing, April,
1862, some two weeks Or more before the bat
tie. and the command to which belonged was
not surprised-only this far: our officers said
there was no danger; that the enemy was not
advancing, although / believe that some of
! them did make reports on the Saturday previous
to the battle that, in their opinion the enemy
was advancing, and requested permission to
throw up line of brcastworzs, which was re-
fused at headquarters Notwithstanding, all Of
US felt particularly nervous; we felt danger in
the air, on account of the reports running
through our camps of the eneny's advance :;
and, sure enough, on Sunday, the 9Th of April,
we had proof positive that the enemy was on
hand and our snperiors had either been mis-
led or were wilfully blind, and we had to pay
for their obstinacy. On the 9th of April, 1862,
reveille played at daybreak then we attended
, surgeons call; then breakfast; then company
inspection, when we were told that religious
service would be held at 10 o'clock a. m. Il
was now about o'clock g. m. But bark
What does that firing at the front mean? Lis
ten-artiilery! The long-roll beats Company
officers cry: Boys, fall in-fall in! The John
MES are on us!" In few minutes the regi-
ment was in line, and by $50 we moved out Of
camp to the position assigned US under Gen. w
ii. l.. Wallace, division commander; our colo
mel, T. Sweeney, acting brigade commander
Major Stark having command of the regiment
About or 10 o'clock we commenced work
in earnest, and continued work until about
= O'Clock p. m. Monday, the 9TH of April
! 1852, when we were allowed to return to camI
and rest until We commenced to move OF
: Corinth Miss.
1t seems strange to nae how the front troops
at Shiloh could not know that the enemy was
advancing on them; for we in the rear felt con
6dent of il for two days before the battle Ny
: regiment was the sd regiment Illinois volun
teer infantry. / think somebody above
private made big blnndcr, and would no