The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-06-09

Gen. McClernahd had already sent
three regiments, at Gen., Shcrinan's re.
quest, to reinforce the latter's left. We
pass on and next reach Gen. Prentiss's
Division. There 10 abundant evidence,
both from, Union and Confedexte
sources, TO prove that Gen. Prentiss's
troops were In iine Of battle soon after
daylight, and whenthe pickets fell back
the whole line was advanced one.fourth
Of mile before the battle commenced
in tksiBrfB6hA9 . Thos9ist- and 25th Mo.
apd part Of sAe 18th Wis. were sent out
the evening before 70 reinforce the pick
cts, and, according to the best Confeder.
ate authofities, they attacked the rebnl
outposts and brought on the battle.
According TO the same authority they
held the Confederate advance at bay for
an hour, after which they fell back to
their division. The first line sent agairet
Prentiss was shattered, and not until the
SECOND LINE OF FRESH TROOPS '@
attacked Prentiss did he fall back and
abandon his camp, which was at about
Q a. M. But We will let Gen. Prentiss
speak fol-, himself. The following is an
extract from an address delivered by
him at Cincinnati, Jan. 18th, 1882:
had been udmonisied on the Friday even.
ing before ~ baths ofIEhiloh that an enemy
Of some force was in our front. On the even
ing q Saturday; before the sun bed Get, the
out my division TO advance tbs picksts and
strengthen them. sent 10 the front Col
Moore with hve Of his companies. On my left
two epmpauies Of the 18th Wis. were advanced
one mile to the front. In the center one com
psny Of the 6lst NJ and one company Of the
with Instructions 10 80 II they could capture
some Of the marauders In our front. Early
Sunday morning had heard the musketry ar
ing Of hot skirmishing In our front, when an
Orderly came galloping into camp: General,
me 70 say 70 you that he has met the enemy.
Send him his other five companies and he will
lick Them. ] sent him the other five COM
panies Of his regiment. The long roll was Inn
mediately beaten and the division was put 10
line Of battle. The right brigade, under Col.
Peabody, was sent 70 the front to support
Moore. Tbs battle began to rage with fury.
The entire division was sent 70 the front. one
quarter Of . mile In advance Of the encsmp.
ment In few moments the enemy were In
sight. We battled TO the best Of our ability.
After two hours and D half Of terrible struR-
CLING upon that fisld the troops on my left BE-
gan TO rive way, and the enemy poured in be.
tween us, and we were gradually forced back
for about one-fourth Of q mile back Of our On.
campmente. wornout road proved an excel.
lent defense Of natural rife-pits, In which my
men, all from the country, took position"
They held this position against all the
Confederate troops massed against them
until late in the evening, when Gen.
Prentiss was surrounded and taken pris.
oner with what remained OF his com.
mand. ".t.-~ a..
There remain but two more brigades
to notice that were on the front line.
Col. Stewart. commanded the Second
Brigade OF Sherman's Division, which
was cncan,ped on the extreme left near
the Tennessee river, and Col. Mcdowell
the First Brigade, joining our brigade on
the extreme right. As the. first attack
was made near the center of oul line, i,
gave the troops on the flanks
l.t AMPLE TINE TO PREPARE
for the conflict before the battle reached
them therefore tits useless to hunt for
the sleeping soldiers in their camps.
One Of our most prominent military
critics, who has not been partial to either
Gems. Grant or Sherman, in his criticism
of the life Of the Confederate Gen. A. s
Johnston by his son, Col. w. P. John
ston, sums up the subject as follows:
Col. W. P. Johnston states that Gen. A. 8
Johnston timed the hrst gun, which was at 1.
minutes past 8. He quotes Col Preston, O
Gen. Johnston's stan, ~ saying that Prentiss'
camp was captured between and 8 Q. m. Gen
Sherman says About 8 Q. m. became salts
fed for the first time that the enemy designet
determined attack on the whole camp"
This was when he saw the ADVANCING
line. A singular time for the army t,
be asleep. "', ~
In conclusion | would state that a let
ter lies before me from Gen. Buckland
dated April 5. 1880, in which he says:
No more outrageous fighting was ever don,
than was done By the l8ih, 70Sh and 73d Obi
| on Sunday morning at shiloh. We drove th.
enemy back repeatedly apd hsld our line unti
ordered back 70 the Purdy road. I do no
think our brigade has ever received from tn
public The credit It deserves for the 6rst thrs'
hours fight. ua 81. > ili llN od
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