Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-18
on HISTORIC GROUND.
The Ever Memorable Battlefield Of
Shiloh.
where ss~s- Jahnsfsu FesI-Hts DEATH Lest
the Battle TO the Ssashera Aruy-A
Cedar Tree Hsrks sh= spot where
Johassaa nf~d-Ss N.rbt~ shan
over th- Cs1f-a<rMt- Dead

JohasEaa ni<a-Ss N.rbt~ shan
over th- Csuf-a~rat- Dead
stood bUt little while ago. upon
the forever memorable and historic Eel4
q shiloa. aa1 in the boassf1I spirit Of
the autao- waO thourhf i: wo-thy q
note shz- be haz Looked into the TOTE
ant seen TIE DIS. q Shakespeare. uaT
not be Who Eriies these lines esteem IL
s11sthizz that he las t-ud zpoa sh.:
famous battle-ground
Leaving the railro13 a. Co-izsh. a ride
% eizhfeen miles IN ao-tae1s.e-iy a.
reetiou- over \ hi-s ridge road- the sane
oEsr Nhlca or Amy marched a. il yea.
cat - a.tacx she enemy. CARED IS
ae-o=s the border iato Tsnzesses 2z4
brought - - Sai,oh chu-ch. az4 ~.
we're on the famoas seI3. whers. On she
es1 q Ap-iL iss3 iAere net In dead =
ro11har the mz-nid sent armies % Grzz.
Rn1 Albert sidney Johzstn1- the one
1Eutinx % destroy a uew-horz nations
hopes and % humble Whas hey e.
teeue1 % - a rebeliioas and p-pza1p-
tzous people tie other iefe1din< the
blCosi-1ou-hs heritage begzsatkes1 %
them b. the fAshers q A1@riczn liberty
Tho-e Who net tas Sogsh@ru soldiers
in the &s1thfal cIzsh q var know fail
veil Nha- a gallant s-rzzxle tsey zz1e.
and the hatsie-s-a-S q th0gsAnds @ vet
srzns. azf The graves q eur he-uic dead.
s-zsrer4 a. over the Izn5. bsz- esss5-
tEeir keeping we're nos sz-er~3 % de-
part AZ 4 price less tzAn whas taey cost
Besides tie lane sen hy the oozhas-
ants for daring zz-z-< &zd szubho-z 70
sis-11ee. there az other things saas
make shiloh u@mo-1hls- Il xzs The
first great opsn ses4 h=s-ls q ne Ez-.
both armies we-s euz pnsed- 1l-os= sE-
sirely. Of men frssa from ths civil vz--
sufrs % life. bzr fer having eve- h@tare
seea the enemy and shere the So9sh
Lost is iIlls-rioas xezerzI, AIh@re sd
ney Johnston Hrs death 1asl Ike 4s-
tsat n SHILOH We-- the s-sE sssPz l-11-
ing - she 4oSzf1lI q shs Couts,se-z-e
government
The 0uiy @nxzEe1ears % zzy zsse
rri0r % this were az Manassas, Pea
Ridge and Wiisaas C-s~k- sheT ws--
ccE-sssie-e1 sharp battles a. ne TIE.
BIZ; taey fsGe iasS fas5gaiscza-e coz-
pared Elth >aIsoe- Tae-e DID tea
tholsan1 o. ths ssaEer q Ausrfe1-
Aste- this ssarx<is The NcrrA 1z4
Sozsh zaIerSsso.s each osae- TIE
fountains q the great deep ~ers nov
b-u<ez up ami each prepared so< 4
1ela<e y blood
TIE >outh 0nee believed taz. after {,
seE listle battles The Whise-Nfn-ssi dove
e rez,-e wo1I1 return the North saou-as
rhas u could -oate the Southern Any
~I1h feE sssts AzG shou.s. bat ~ SAL
la1 y learned thAs the >.5uche-n -zrs
we're brave and stzbbora ueoule. who
bad soaked ev~-v.z5zx- life. Li@rty sz1
Fos-esssous gpaa The tss.e % -he Va.
All E01G never reid - lszE - there
Hsre men an1 means - zz-s IL az1
after fo-r Es1-s q cs2seiess E1-fz-s-
zyalnss overWhelm4zg uumhs-s. the
ancs Elorious army e tae S1ath tA4r
ii - ofsez @zuueI is c0ng ue-inx hzz-
Fer u The crimson ID E1s Jeff skss-
te-ed remnant hzt Nith soaIs zzcsz-
qzs-ef s,ilL
Gorlnth vas he h1se q operation os
J0hascoa's array and . q Itself pace
- historical interest There -zr xszzI -
seen 1rCuz1 Is Suburbs the srrlss-xro<-
bulEarxs behind wh5eh lay the >oash-
era army. zn1 sxer waica rae eneny
da-et not aEtealE - euze- Afae- Far-
Douslsoa za1 F0-s HezrT szr--ssle-.s
the >ozshern AMY fell back - rsers.a.
an % 9rotecs the railroads EhicA s-uss
herr
Grants army had -e7chsd Pst-sbzrz
L1aiil<- and E2s lTEz< u eazP aNais-
iHz the arrival q The army q The Osio.
under BaeIL VIXEN zen Johus.Cz SIR
Frise1 hi@ On >a1day -o--izx
>ailoh Charrh- Nhich gave Is a4zs
70 the bassIe. AS lit-ie log kOs<e
without DOES 0r Windows l. ~1s t0ra
down several years ago az6 neat frame
building erected zpoa the sane svoE
When TIE battle began the caa--h
was ~ithiz the Fssis-zI Lines. and near
their center A. the close % the day
lie Coafelerasss occupied the position
that they lsae Fe1er4lsl keld N the
morning. and the charrh Eas cen.
BeaursgRri's healgazrtsrsL The Fed
erais had beea driven hack on the Ten.
nessse river. three miles from thei.
former position \ mile 20 the north.
wess Of the ehzrch IS OKl Creek Tiers
EasEa~H
division when the bzttle opened Then
left. supported b. Prensiss' division
stretched away : nile and half 70 the
southwest To the northeast Of the
me church where the Puriy and Cor
izth roads cross Vas NcClernzndts df
vision- Tzo niles hack the C9riatt
rad inrerSects the road 20 Crunpi
Landing. there x2s W IL l. Wallace
division. and ! nile 70 his left VA
Hgrlbu-S A nile % H1rlbats left
meas the river wzs STARTS brigade
Lev W4lIAce-s division vas a. CrEupi
Landing. five niles dam the riEe-. azl
B1eli. with 90.aa0 men- vas on the VA
from Columbia. TeEa- Neither arrives
EHril after the h1ttIe Of the first dal
Vas Oger- Half mile south Of IN.
church vas TIE Coufsde-zss's center
The frOar line. composed Of the Thirt
corps and Glzddsais brigade. xzs con
mznded b. H1rtes. and sxrsaied f-oz
oEl Greek On the left % Lick Greek
On the right. zhoas three miles HAD
mans division Of TWO brigzGes. oecapies
the center. Clebgrne's brigade the left
|, and Gizd1en's The right The seroza
lire E1s commanded By Bra<x, wisl
tao divisions IN This line ~2s Chal
: uers- brigz1= of Missiszippi4as wh
drove STARTS brigade a nile Eith n
bayoEet The third line, % reserves
wzs composed Of the First corpS- zn1e
. Polk. and three brigzGes under BrseS
: inri1-e-
! There are many old veterans II Nj.
: sissippi vh0 wilI never torves Tow. vii
: the famous rebel yell that 50 of-s
} pArzlyzed with fear the Federal soldier
? ana made their hair sand ca end The
{ G1shed into their cznpOn sunday NOR