San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-05

men of the army OF the Tennessee,
the Ohio and the Mississippi which
have secured the passage OF the
bill by Congress. The appropria-
ton calls for So 200 for establish
ing the park, aud $4,000 for the
dedication which is to take place
in September The troops included
in this great association are the
armies of the Tennessee, comman-
ded by General Grant; the army
of Ohio, commanded by General d.
G. Buell. and the Army of the MIS-.
sissippi, commanded by Generals
Albert Sidney Johnson and General
p. &. T. Beauregard. There are
buried on this battlefield 1000 Con-
federate dead besides many OF the
Union dead who were never found
and were not removed to the Ma
tional Cemetery there.
There are buried in the National
Cemetery at Pittsburg Landing,
Tennessee, almost /, 900 Union dead
besides the great number that
were taken North by their friends
and buried in the cemeteries at
home or who died at various hos
pitfalls and were buried in the Ma
tional cemeteries in the North. The
correct figures will show loss OF
killed and wounded and died OF
wounds of not less than 10000.
The troops engaged in this battle
were the flower Of the young volun-
teer army Of the north and south.
General Grant had in the five divi-
sions at Pittsburg Landing 1885
men, including the unassigned
commands of the cavalry and ar
tillery of which he had 80 pieces.
General Johnston and Beauregard
had 49, IA men with 20 batteries of
artillery. The majority Of these
were four gun batteries making
about so pieces. On the second
day General Lew Wallace arrived
with his division numbering 1864
men and II pieces Of artillery,
making a total Of General Grants
army Of the Tennessee of 1889
men. General d.. c. Buell. arrived
with the army of the Ohio, and
about 10000 of these took part in
the battle, making a grand total Of
114.343 men who took part in this
erea battle.
Here is the representation Of the
states Of the north in this great
conflict:
Illinois had five organizations of
cavalry, nine batteries of artillery
and q regiments of infantry-tl in
all.
Indiana had one regiment Of
cavalry, two batteries Of artillery,
and II regiments of infantry-20
organizations.
Iowa had IL regiments of infan-
try.
Kentucky had one regiment OF
cavalry, twelve regiments Of infan-
try.
Michigan, one battery of artil-
lery, three regiments of infantry.
Minnesota, the first battery.
Missouri, four batteries of artil-
lery, seven regiments or infantry.
Nebraska, the first Nebraska In
fantry.
Ohio, one regiment of cavalry,
five batteries of artillery, twenty
four regiments Of infantry-thirty
organizations.
Wisconsin, three regiments OF
infantry.
Pennsylvania, one regiment in
fantry, United States troops; Com.
pany G and |, Second /. S. cavalry;
three batteries of artillery, one
battalion of the 18th, 10Th and 10Th
Infantry regiments, numbering in
all 2,O4O men.
The Confederate forces are as
follows:
ALBANIA, four regiments Of
cavalry, three batteries Of artillery,
II regiments Of infantry.
Florida, one regiment Of infan-
try, the LIST.
Georgia, the Georgia Dragons.
Kentucky, two batteries OF ar
tillery, five regiments Of infantry.
Louisiana three batteries of ar
tillery, IL regiments Of infantry.
Mississippi, one regiment of cav
airy, six batteries of artillery, %
regiments Of infantry.
Missouri, lst regiment Of infant
ry.
Tennessee, one battalion Of caval-
ry, six batteries of artillery, % reg
iments of infantry.
Texas, three regiments of infant
ry, Confederate regulars, I'd and Sd
Confederate infantry.
There were 25S different organi-
cations who took part in the battle,
making Shiloh the third greatest