The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-14

.ts., IN giving orie!
- .g.aD sketch of the ils,
H.. at Shiloh. shall only give part of the
scenes that occurred OF thai field as no one
private soldier could give nil the many
incidents that happened there
When Gen Grant and his victorious army
returned from Fort Done son and the Army
uf the Tennessee was ordered up the river
to Pittsburg Landing. how vel! we Yll re
mem ber that never to .ba-forgOttcn scene as
that grand army boarded the grea. fleet OF
steamers and swung out into the Tennessee
River, with bands paying flags waving.
and troops cheering ns they would pass
each other on the way TO Dixie. aud to meet
the enemies Of our Union and lag on other
fields. You will remember the two steam.
ers with the steam caIiopes, the Glen Dale
and the Silver Moon, one paving Dixie"
and the other, the Girl | left Behind Me-"
The ilst ILL.,. was fortunate In being assign.
ed to the steamer Alexander Scott the
swiftest boat on the RIVER, and we passed al!
except Gen. Hurlbut's headquarters boat
and arrived ut Pittshurg Landing in advance
of The rest OF the army Loading our guns
on the steamer Il skirmsh line was thrown
ont, and Sergt A. D. Mcllenry. of Go. L.
claims the honor of being the first man TO
set foot on snOrc at this now famous Land.
ing. The list Ill. was the tir,t regiment tc
land there
had been two companies Of the sd ILL., and
gunboat M there previous to this and the
sd BOYS had q skirmish with the Con
federaies and bad one or two men wounded
and killed, but the 4lst wns the first to take
ppsscsson and hold the place. The skirmish
line advanced out about one mile, and found
no armed enemy in their front. Soon the
regiment arrived and went into camp, and
the remainder of the division along with
the other divisions, landed and went into
camp, sherman and McClernand ont neni
The old Shiloh Church, and w. II. l.. Wal.
lace and Pr. ntiss on the right of ilurlbit
with Gen. Lew WaIlaces Division eight
mills down the river at Crumps Landing.
Thus the army remained until the morning
of April u, when the battle began.
lou will remember the scene that occur
red on that morning when we heard the roar
nf the long roll as It came down the line
from Wallaces Division, until il reached the
lett of our division, and we heard the shrili,
keen voice OF Col. Pugh calling ont. Fall
IN ilst ILL.,, ana in very few minutes
we were in line and ready TO go to the front.
You Will also remember the admonition of
hat Grand ga man when he said, Members
~ the ilst H., ! shall expect every man to
do his duty to-day; and. remember the
state ~ linois il watching YOU on every
battlefield. Let the honor OF our state be
maintained, and every man stand firm at
his post"
had the pleasure Of visiting that famous
old battlefield, wo years ago. and lust to- the
right of the Bell House stands nm evergreen
tree viii h marks the place where Gen. Al.
bert Sidney Johnston FELL II is lust opp,.
site the position held by the left wing of
the 2Sth ILL.,, the right of the 4lst III.
Ion will remember that rs the battle op.
ened there came regiment in on our left
~ doublequick to fiji up the gap between
the llst and Stewards Brigade This was
the fighting 9th ILL.,, regiment that never
knew what fear was, At Donelson it had
fought beside us, and at Shiloh It had lost
385 men in killed and wounded. Standing
by our side on that field on Sunday, when
the Confederates had made assault after as.
sault against our lines from 10 Il, IN. to . D.
m, and tho left was turned, we were ordered
to tall bnck and form n new line which we
did IN perfect order. We were ont of am.
munition, and only had what could be
found in the boxes of some dead com trades.
Gen. HurIbut had three times ordered
Col: Tupper to take the regiment to the rear,
and supply it with ammunition. Mai. Wsr.
ner had gone Tor wagon oad, but had not
yet, returned Gen. Tuppor said; 1--WE
VIII not, and must not, give up this posi-
ton" lie ordered the men 10 tix bayonets
and said; I'VE will use the cold steel be.
lore we will be driven back About this
time rebel bullet went crashing through
his forehead, and he fell being supported
by Serg't-Mai.. James Coleman, who assist
ed him TO lie down. This was his last bat.
tie, and he sleeps in the cemetery at Deca.
tur. Maj. Warner arrived at this time with
the ammunition, and assumed command OF
the. regiment, as Col. Pugh had been taken
early in the morning to command the br
rade, Col. Williams, of the 3rd Iowa being
wounded. We marched back to our camp,
where we replenIshed our cartridge boxes,
and got ready to take our places on the line
of defense, one mile irorn the Landing. AS
EaI lk,,t
rode up and inquired what regiment this
was When told that II was the 4lst ILL.,.
he said: II am proud to see the 4lst Ill.
maintaining such good ORDER
We took up our position just north of the
siege battery that had been gotten M from
the river and the line Of artillery formed by
Gen. Grant and Col. Webster, his Chief-of
staff, and witnessed the assault of Gen.
Chalmers's Mississippi Brigade on lhe left
of the line along Dills Run. With the re.
pulse OF this brigade ended the battle on the
9Th. In the meantime Col. Pugh came in
and was Immediately surrounded by the
boys. who took him by the hand, and re.
ioiced that he had been spared through the
terrible struggle of the day lie said "Boys.
am all right, but | fear our country is
not"
| This was the darkest hour the Western
| Army ever saw, when. overpowered and
outnumbered, it had been driven back 10
|
only temporary defeat, Tor with the early
dawn Of the following day the battle wa:
renewed and the enemy driven from the
field in perfect rout. All night we lay in
line of battle with the, rain pouring down
npon, us; the wounded and dying could be
heard calling for help out on the field.
| The gunboats threw shell up Dil's Run
and out into the enemy's camp every ii
minutes during the night. On Monday We
| were placed in reserve. and only made one
charge. On the right Buels army and Gen
Lew Wallace's Division had arrived and
took the places of the troops who mad fought
all day on Sunday We were witnesses o
the last charge on Monday evening, at 4 D.
M, when Gen Grant led the brigade to tic
'front.' and they made that famous charge
that drove Beauregard and his army from
the ilelo. Col, Pugh watched the charge
like hawk. With his eyes fixed on the
column be saw the Union line go over the
ridge and down the slope, and as victory
perched on the Union banners he caught ui
his cap and gave three cheers, and the
We returned to our camp. which had beer