The National tribune., 1884-03-27
THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN.
[ Continued from LIST page.

ment began. The point of concentration was
Mickey's house, at the junction of the Monte
rey and Corinth roads, seven miles from the
river, and consequently about four and a half
miles from Shiloh Church.
General Johnston intended that his entire
force should be arrayed there by or 4 o'clock
on the morning of the 9th, and that the battle
would be opened at least two days before Buell.
could arrive. Hardee led the advance. Nov
ing from Corinth by the Ridge road, he bivou-
acked at night, and reached Mickey's, seven
teen miles from Corinth, early next morning.
At this point a road, called the Bark road
branched off to the right, leading by detonr
TO the main road near the landing. Bragg,
with the I'd corps, marched by the direct road
TO Pittsbnrg, passing through Monterey. The
1st division of Folks corps was instructed to
follow Hardee on the Ridge road at a short in
terval, but to halt at Miekey's and allow Bragg's
corps, when it reached that point, to fall in in
the rear of Hardee, as it was intended that it
should form the second line of battle. Folks
other division, Cheatham's, had been on out
post duty at Purdy fifteen miles from Mickey's
This division was ordered to defend itself if
attacked by General Lew Wallace, but other
wise TO be in position on the left of Folks corps
the third line of battle. on the morning of the
9th. The reserve under Breckenridge, con-
slsting of the Kentucky brigade and Critten-
denis two brigades tBowen's and Stathams),
was ordered to move from Burnsville at 3 a. M
April 4th and march through Monterey to
Mickey's.
JoHNsToN's PLAN OF ATTACK.
The following memorandum for the COM
manders of corps and the reserve" indicates
the confidence that General Johnston felt in
the successful issue of the impending engage
ment " In the approaching battle every effort
should be made to turn the left flank of the
en- IN ont off his limo nf rpfr n tbn
Tennessee River and throw him back on Owl
Creek, where he will be obliged to surrender"
Beauregard attributes the delay to Folks
corps deferring its march from CoCinth six
hours, waiting for written orders TO move for
ward. He says: Had it not been for this
deporable loss of the afternoon of the 3D., the
Confederate army must have made the march
to the immediate vicinity of the enemy by the
evening of the 4th. The attack would then
have been made on the morning of the 5th.o
The bad condition of the roads, misappre-
hension Of orders and the inevitable confusion
arising from first movement of large army,
conspired to retard the concentration of the
army and formation of lines of battle until late
in the afternoon of the 9Th, when the mistake
was made of postponing the attack until the
next morning.
During the march, which under more auspi-
cions skies could have been easily accomplished
IN the time specified, the heavens opened and
deluged the moving columns with torrents of
rain. Men and horses fioundered in the mud
artillery stuck fast, and the tired troops bivou
acked at night without shelter in the midst of
tempest that ragged with unwonted fury.
Through the darkness and pelting rain they
staggered forward over flooded roads and
swollen streams the tattoo in the Union en-
campments guiding them 70 their appointed
positions.
ORGANIZATION AND STRENGTH OF THE ARMY
OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
Major-General Albert Sidney Johnston.
Major-General G. It. Beauregard second in COM
mand
FIRST CORPS
Major-General Leonidas Polk.
First Division.
Brigadier-General Charles Clark.
First brigade Col r. NJ Russell.
Second brigade, Brig.-Gen. A. p. Stewart.
Second Dspision.
Major General B. F. Cheatham.
First brigade, Brig. Gen b. r. johnson.
Second brigade. Col. w. III. Stephens.
Total nrst corps, present For duty 952
SECOND CORPS.
Msjor-General Braxton Bragg.
First Dirision.
Brigadier-General Daniel Ruggles.
First brigade, Col. r. L. Gibson.
Second brigade. Brig. Patton Anderson.
Third brigade, Col. Preston Pond.
Second Diriston
Brigadier-General j. NJ. Withers.
First brigade, Brig Gen. A. II. GLADDEN..
Second brigade, Brig j. r. Chalmers.
Third brigade. Brig.-Gen. J. X. Jackson.
Total second corps, present for duty....... l 30
THIRD CORPS.
Major-General William j. Hardee.
First brigade, Brig Gen. r. c. Hindman.@
Second brigade, Brig.-Gen. p. r. Cleburne.
Third brigade. Brig.-Gen s. A. NJ. Wood.
Total third corps, present for duty......... 747
RESERVE CORPS.
Major-Ge j. G. Breckenridge.
First kentucky brigade, Col. r. p Trabue.
Second brigade, Brig.-Gen. J. s. Bowen
Third brigade Col w. s. Stathan
Total reserve corps present for duty........ 7211
Total infantry and artillery $50
Cavalry u09
Grand JyS
Several regiments joined the army on the march
TO Corinth, increasing the effective force present
on the field, to 40.335. Colonel Hills Tennessee
regiment joined during the engagement on Sum
day.
sHindman commanded two brigades when the
troops were aligned, leaving his brigade under
command OF Colonel Il. O. Shaver, 7th Arkansas
infantry.
To be continued