The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-29

Stewards regiments made fruitless as
saults, Gibsons brigade was ordered by
Bragg TO the assault and made gallant
charge. but. like the others, resoilcd and
fell back with very heavy loss. Bragg
ordered them again to the charge and
again they suffered a bloody repulse.
The bloody conflict lasted until nearly
4 O'Clock pm. the Confederate brigade
having been four times repulsed, and
without making any impression upon the
Federal center. Then Gen. JOhnstva
came up, observed the situation and coolly
said: This is the key to the landing.
They are offering stubborn resistance
here. 1 shall have to put the bayOnet
to them" Then Gen Isham G.. Harris
left him to lead the Forty-fifth Tennes-
| see.
Gen. Johnston rode to the front and
then slowly down the line. His hat was
in his hand, disclosing his unfurrOwed
brow. His presence was majestic, and
when he spoke the men who stood ready
to follow him seemed inspired. He then
rode to the center of the line. turned in
his saddle, and In persuasive voice
said: Men, they are stubborn. We
must use the bayonet." He resumed his
position in his saddle, and said, Il will
lead YOU" and rode toward the Federal
lines.
A perfect sheet Of flame greeted the
CONFIDENT body, as with mighty shout
| the line moved forward in a charge. The
line withered. but there was not an in
stant's pause. Gen. Johnston and his
followers reached the crest, but not until
work of carnage had been done and
Gen. JOhnston's horse shot i'm four places
and his clothing riddled with bullets
The Federal line, as they fell back, kept
up a whitening fire, and a mimic ball
from one of them cut short the career of
| Albert Sidney Johnston. Gen. Harris,
riding up to him and seeing him very
pale and as if in great pain, asked him.
General, are you woundedT"
Yes, l fear seriously" was his answer,
and the last words he ever uttered.
Beauregard was thrown i'm full COM
mand at the death of Gen. Johnston, and
was in great glee over what he thought
was assured victory.
But the tide of battle was to turn. At
pm. Stewards brigade, under heavy
fire. was forced back and shot and shell
was now being poured into Hurlbut's
left, which gradually gave back, though
cOntesting every foot of the ground. They
were in perfect order, however, and
| took up their position on the last line of
defense, one mile from the landing. Prem
tiss and Wallace held their positions on
| the right, and with orders from Gen
| Grant to hold it at all hazards How
ever, he was surrounded and compelled
to surrender his 1900 men at about 5
O'Clock in the evening. Gen. Wallace
was shot and wounded in trying to bring
his command from their position.
Gen. Grant during a lull, subsequent
upon the surrender of Prentiss, had
thrown up some breastworks, and as
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they formed in line along the brow of the
hill fronting ellis run. The line had
hardly been completed when Gen Chal-
mers' Mississippi brigade came to a ra-
vine and in range of the Federal artil-
| lery Sheet after sheet of flame greeted
the Confederate force, and added to this
| the gunbOats Tyler and Lexington, in the
| Tennessee river, began firing their 10
inch shells into the Confederate line
| They could not stand this terrific fire and
were driven back.
Early the morning of the 7th and
throughout the day the roll of infantry
and artillery was heard all along the
| lines. The Confederates were being
| driven back and were cOntesting every
| inch of the way. Not until Shiloh
| Church was reached could the Confeder-
ates hold any position, and there they
held, notwithstanding charge and re-
charge, until Gen. Grant came up and Sc.
| lected Watches brigade of Gen. Hurl-
burt's division, with other regiments and
formed them into line for the final
charge.
''Well do we remember" writes Col
Lee, when they took off their hats and
gave three cheers for the Union and the
old flag. Then sweeping up the slope
and over the ridge they disappeared
down the decline, carrying everything
before them and driving the Confederate
army from the field. Cheer after cheer
went up as the last shot died away in
the distance and Shiloh was won"
Gen. Beauregard placed the number of
Confederate loss at 10,699, and Gen.
Grant the Union loss at 13O47. But these
figures, in the judgment of many, are far
below the number lost.
In the National Cemetery at Pittsburg
Landing, Tenn, are 1000 Union dead, be-
sides the number taken North and in
TERED by friends and relatives The loss
of killed and wounded and those who
died of wounds received is not less than
10000.