Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-25
AT SHILOH CHURCH.
INCIDENTS PRECEDING THE sTRANe.
EST BATTLE OF THE REBELLION.
The Gathering of the Confederate Forces
The Major Who Checked the Adj
lance of Johnston-A Recon
noisance Ia Foree.''
-. A. Cockerill in New York World.

noissnce IN Foree.''
-. A. CockeriIl in New York woridl
In the month Of March, 1862, the military
division commanded BY Gen W. T. Sher-
man, composed of the new levies from Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. was picked up at
Paducah and carried up ihe Tennessee river
to Pittsburg Landing. Scarcely man in the
command had heard "a shot fire1 IN anger"
Sherman set up his standard at the primi-
tive church in the wilderness called Shiloh,
five miles from the river side, AMI his bri-
gades, which were soon 10 receive such
baptism of fire, stretched themselves where
ever swamp and lagoon permitted. grimly
facing Corinth-Corinth. the garglion and
railway nerve center of the western Con-
federacy- After him came the troops Of
Grants army, squatting irregularly be-
tween Shiloh and the river, AMI tho Han
nibai Of these legions fresh from the con
quest of Fort Doiielson, sippel his toddy in
peace at Savannah, fifteen miles away from
the patient soldiers who kept watch at sol
einn Shiloh church The division OF Lew
Wallace siumbered at Cruni,'s Landing. SIX
miles below-slumberei and wondered when
the war wouli actually begin Across the
broad face OF the state of Tennessee the
Grandly disciplined and speudidly equipped
army ii Don Carlos Buell. was moving, by
easy marches TO join the invading hosts ON
the bari. If the muddy river
At Shiloh 5000 men mounted guard
daily, devoured their rations and slept in
peace The army trains dragged slowly
along the heavy reads between church ami
river. and suffers vended Injuries to raw
Spartans at pro!it of 100 per cent The
man at the FROM lins saw squadron OF cay
airy ride away toward the militia rendez
vous at Corinth every Llorning and return
.aziiy at night with an "All l. we'll There
was an honest belief III camp that these
horsemen scoUrei the narrow territory be-
tween blue and gray rs til, dragons Of
Clsverhouse beat up the Presbyterian
quarter of Scotland. Subsequent events
proved that TIE gallant hussals of the Fifth
Oh.o were in the habit Of playing "seven-up-
and sleeping through all those days within a
mile Of the camps they were charged to pro-
tect Insufficient scouting and carelessness |
at headquarters were fearfully atone1 at
Shiloh.
How was it at Corinth. At first we were |
told Of a handful of raw troops holding the /
great point d'appeni of the southwest Bot
there cains day whom the Wellington OIL
the confaleracy entered Corinth 10 execute
the boldest stroke OF the war. He saw the |
army Of Buell. moving 10 the junction with !
Grant, and he conceived the plan of falling |
upon the loungers at Shiloh and annihilatin. |
them beiore tho union Of forces made Grant |
too terrific to resist. Their. was no force c. |
con cquence at Corinth, and all woull |
depend upon rapid concentration. II |
was IA gigantic plan and ipiendidly |
was il executed. Fresh from the abandoned /
trenches about Bowling Green came the men |
Of Kentucky From Pensacola, Mobile,
New Orleans, Memphis and the camps of i'll
struction in the interior came tine soldiers If /
the Confederacy. They came by rail Ly
one grand invocation. IL was the gathering
of the clans at the summons of the blazing
cross Men who guarded forts on the dis
sissippi, or watched sails whitening OH the !
southern bays, poured into Cornth, stopped |
TO cook five days rations, and turned their
faces toward Sailoh. Enthusiastic soldiers.
WHO had facet the legions Of Buell. in front
of Nashviilc, pausei % feel the hand OF the
great military organizer, listened to the
reading Of this strange battle order. and
pushed on TO Sailoh
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MIsSfs- |
sIfPI, CORTNTH, April 2, lSG2.-SoLDIERs
or TIE ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI: | have
put you IN motion to offer battle to the in
vaders Of your country. With the resolu-
ton and disciplined yalar becoming men |
fighting, as you are, for all worth living q;
dying for, you can hut march TO a decisive
victory over agrarian mercenaries, sent to |
subjugaIe and despoil you Of your liberties.
property and honor Remember the pre- |
cIous stake involved; remember the depend.
ence Of your mothers, wives. sisters and
children on the result; remember the fair |
broad, Astounding land, the happy homes
a.I fRa.z hot h.. IL.
The eyes ami hopes Of Z, 00O, 900 of people rest
upon you. You are expected to show your
selves worthy Of Your valor and lineage
worthy OF the women of the south, whose
noble devotion in this war has never been
exceeded IN any time. With such incentives
to brave deeds. and with the trust that God
Is with Us, your general Will lead You conf
IDENTIFY 10 the combat, assured Of success
~ >. JOHNSTON, general commanding.
At Shiloh church, April DAY., The Fourth
brigade of the Fifth division, compo ed OF
the Forty eighth, SEVENTEEN AMI Seventy
Iirst regiments OF Ohio, lay on the flank of
The old sanctuary. In front of the quarters
Di the colonel OF the Seventeen sat a group
1f field officers in tie early twilight The
sage ard solemn Bucklanl, comnlandant of
the brigade, WAS there, was Hildebrand,
Loudon AMI Co.'s. Kyle and CanGelI. who
were fatei TO lie 81 calamity on This very
field six days hence \ bucket Of beer.
fresh from the suitans tent was the rally
M point of TIL, squai of officers
They talkei Of the inertia of camp
life, bemoaned the lack of drilling grounds
md complained Of the scorbutic ten
ieEcy of the times AM the malaria which
was weakening the men. The raw recruits,
lacking IN healthful exercise, We're not proof
against that insidiouS climate thought
truck tie solemn Bucklani He would 20
IT once 10 Sherman and ask permission u
take his brigade on picnic excursion Hc
would march on tho road toward Corinth.
The exercise would gvatly benefit tn, men,
md men and officers wouli be familiariz,I
With the country. The suggestion was read
ly acquiescei in, AMI Burkland >talked
way 10 the marquee ii the general CON
ngndin-. A sent was obtained, AMI Iext
.veniLg the Fourth brigade cooked z day,
'ations All went to Sleep after much
turmoil. dreaming q. picnics Next
morning the bugle sounded en- avant, AMI a
handsome column IF blre filed down into
lie ravine and marched away on the road to
ioriuth. | trudged on foot AMI carried a
life in the ranks of Company of the Sew
ntieth The snowy daisies were peeping |
rom under the green banks, the birds were
wittering in the budding forests and golden
unllght streanIei on bayUnet and sabra
Tie roll q. drum, and the steady tramp of
he moving column awakened echoes on that
ot und ,pr!uy mornHg, quite new 10 tboss |
astofal scenes AT noon halt was called
L Pea Ridge, six miles from camp Arms
Vese stacked. L. oifee pots un,lung. fires GIFTED
nd mall games If poker begun. The holt
ay soldiers disp rtel themselves every
Were and displayed juvenile determina-
:, II { enjoy the "ouiia-"
Ma or McFerrin. OF the Seventeen, was
lacs,! in command Of squad OF twenty
a n and sent in advance 20 picket the Cor
Hh real. Nobody recognized the need Of
he lrecsution, for nobody dreamed OF a foa
Consider What Follows
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long must there be confusion and neglect.
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