Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15
GRANT AT SHILOH.
EXTRACTS FROM THE GENERAL,s g
MAGAZINE ARTICLE.
Buell. and tho Stragglen-Grant's Acoi-
dent-Exposed to the storm-When
the Last Of the Enemy Broke
About Sherman
TGsn. Grant in The Centurv1

IGen. Grant in The Centuryl
@The nature of this battle was such tha
cavalry could not be used in front; there
fore formed ours into line, in rear, to stoI
| stragglers, of whom there were many
When there would be enough of them d
make show, and after they had recovered
from their fright, they would be sent to re
inforce some part of the line which needet
support, without regard to the companies
regiments or brigades
"On one occasion during the day rode
back as far as the river and met Gen Buell.,
who had just arrived; l do not remember
the hour Of the day, but at that time there
probably were as many as 1900 or 5000
stragglers lying under cover of the river
bluff, panic-stricken, most Of whom would
have been shot where they lay, without re-
sistance, before they would have taken mus
kets and marched to the front to protect
themselves The meeting between Gen.
Buell. and myself was on the Dispatch boat
used to run between the landing and Sa-
wanna. 1t was but brief, and related
specially to his getting his troops over
the river. As We left the boat to
gether. Blu. ps attention was attracted by
the men lying under cover Of the river bank.
saw him berating them and trying to
shame them into joining their regiments.
He even threatened them with shells from
the gunboats near by. But 1t was all to no
effect Most OF these men afterward proved
themselves as gallant as any OF those who
saved the battle from which they had de-
serted. have no doubt that this sight i'm
pressed Gen Buell. with the idea that line
Of retreat would be a good thing just then.
II he had come in by the front in
stead Of through the stragglers in the
rear, he would have thought and felt
differently Could he have come through
the Confederate rear, he would have wit
messed there a scene similar to that at our
own. The distant rear Of an army engaged
in battle is not the best place from which to
judge correctly what is going on in front.
In fact, later in the war, while occupying
the country between the Tennessee and the
Mississippi. l learned that the panic In the
Confederate lines had not differed ,uch
from that within our own. Some OF the
country people estimated the stragglers from
Johnston's army as high as 10000 OF
course, this was an exaggeration.
GEN. GRANTS ACCIDENT.
"In fact on Friday, the 4th, was very
much injured by my horse falling with mo
and on me while was trying to get to the
front where firing had been heard. The
might was one Of impenetrable darkness,
with rain pouring down in torrents; moth
ing was visible to the eye except as revealed
by the frequent flashes of lightning. Under
these circumstances had to trust to the
horse, without guidance, to keep the road
had not gone far, however, when I met
Gen. W. H. L Wallace, and Gen. then Coll
Mcpherson coming from the direction Of the
front They said all was quiet so far IS the
enemy was concerned. On the way back to
the boat my horses feet slipped from under
him, and he fell with my leg under his body
The extreme softness Of the ground, from
the excessive rains Of the few preceding
days, no doubt saved me from . severe in
jury and protracted lameness As it was,
my ankle was very much injured; 20 much
so, that my boot had to be cut of During the
battle, and for two or three days after, I
was unable to walk, except on crutchsa
AT NIGHT.
@During the night rain fell in torrents, and
our troops were exposed to the storm with
out shelter. made my headquarters under
a tree a few hundred yards back from the
river bank. My ankle was so much swollen
from the fall of my horse the Friday night
Preceuhs' anu 'ne oluiSg T, was ~ pI.n1ui tu.'
would have precluded the possibility of
sleep, without this additional CAUSE Some
time after midnight, growing restive under
the storm and the continuous pain, l moved
back to the log house ON the bank. This had
been taken as q hospital, and all night
wounded men were being brought in, their
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