Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1895-04-13
A GRAND REUNION.
Confederate and Federal Clasp
Hands in Friendly Greeting.
NOTABLE REUNION ON SHILOH'S FIELD
From Five to Ten Thousand Veterans In
Observation-Disclosures Exercises
and Pathetic Incidents.

Shiloh, Tenn, April 5.-Shiloh is beins
fought over again in the memory of th,
survivors of that bloody field. All day
long the river steamers and private con
veyances from all the country around ant
the nearest railway stations have poured
their thousands upon the ground conse
Grated by the best blood of American
manhood. The crowd was SO scattered
that at no time was it possible to estimate
it with any degree of accuracy, but it ID
estimated to be between 5000 and 10,
600.
The Park Commissioners, Cornelius
Cadle, of Cincinnati; Col. r. f. Looney, OF
Memphis; Gen. d. C. Buell., of Carabice
Ky, and Secretary u. w. Reed, of Chica
go, have been on the grounds since Tues
day.
There have been many touching incl
dents during the day. In fixing the locali-
ties of the positions of the various COM
mands old men have faced each other to-
day for the first time since those two
momentous days thirty-three years ago.
P. w. Bynum, Mayor of Corinth, ex-
hibited the field glasses of Gen. Phil
Sheridan, which in some way had fallen
into his hands
The most pitiable object ever seen is j.
p. Lanford, of Company A, Forty-fourth
Tennessee, who for ten years has been
absolutely helpless and unable to move
his hands, until they have almost wither-
ed away, while his nails have grown un-
til they resemble an eagles claws. He
Market, Ala, to the battlefield. The only
other member of his regiment present is
Nathan Smith, of Lincoln county. Many
We're the dimes and dollars which found
their way to basket on his couch.
After spending most of the day in fixing
various positions of commands, especially
about the Hornet Nest, Gen. D. NJ. Prem
tiss addressed large crowd at 10 o'clock
am. from the grand stand.
At 2 o'clock the ex-Confederates held a
meeting at Shiloh Springs, at which Capt.
]. W. Irwin presided, and the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, this is the second annual re-
union of the soldiers of the Union and
Southern army held on this memorable
field; therefore, be it
Resolved. by the Confederates here as
sembled, That we extend to the friends
and representatives of the Federal army
in attendance on this occasion a hearty,
cordial greeting, and express sincere
desire that this association be forever
perpetuated so long as any of the surviv-
ors of Shiloh may be permitted to remain.
The resolutions were adopted with en-
thusiasm. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, Gen. A.
I. Stewart and Capt. Thomas III. Paine
were appointed committee to present
the resolutions to the association at 4
pm.
Gen. Wheeler delivered the address Of
welcome, in which he compared Shiloh
with the great battles of the world and
said in that battle more men were killed
than in any of the wars from the first
settlement of the country and prior to
1861 more men lost their lives, in proper
tion to those actually engaged, than any
other battle in history.
Gen. p NJ Prentiss followed in q
speech in which he gave a most interest
ing account of the capture of his COM
mand. He told about the woods taking
fire during the battle, and said that the
Confederates quit firing, while his men
laid down their guns and carried the
wounded Confederates to place of safe
ty. He said the moment he threw up his
hat and surrendered, not another Con
federate gun was fred.
He was followed by Gen. Buell., who
delivered an exceedingly thoughtful ad
dress.
Capt. Thomas FL. Paine, of Jackson,
followed Gen. Buell. with a brief and
beautiful speech, in which fraternal greet
ings were mingled with hopeful utter
ances of the unity and perpetuity of the
government. :.
There are many tents stretched on the
battlefield tonight. The farmers in the
neighborhooi have thrown open their
doors to visitors, and the six steamboats,
at the landings are crowded.