The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-14

have grown I'D with another growth q
almost require the spirits, of tire faII rei
heroes to locate the several positions held
1862 Many locations are pointed out where
the hornets nest was. and as many more
pond was and where Prenftss surrendered,
or where this that event took place.
Congress to purchase the battlefield and
make ii a national park were on the GROUND
during this reunion, looking the SITUATION .,sa
Der and thick underbrush the lines will
be more readily located and traced: IN
Of cases Enough trees will be left stand
ing to make it a beautiful place. 4 few
regiments can new very clearly loeaste
their positions held at the time OF the rat
tie. The lands for miles around Plttspnrg
be as.i bought for from 81 to 81 an acre. Those
who own the lands where the battle was
fought think they hane naye erh been on aaken
on these lands as high as sl2 an acre; this
boom will soon be broken; the com dnancaa
price pri WI It is 0' intimated that some
enterprising ones from tne Nor s,,
out out The government viii make the ,pur-
chase. and as the APPROPRIATION mas pe ,';ii
made, the improving or the srounas "ii
.~The National Cemetery is located on
the right of the old roadway ieadlng up
r ron lad bv o q handsome Stone wall. The
superintendent, office and house are built
where. the old log house stooo IA Ina. r,h Mas
the arms and limbs were thrown OUT alld
piled up like cordwood and then nuIlea
in long trenches The general appearance
Of the landing remains the same e., as at
the time of the battle, except the big trees
a a hi, siit time there were four steamboats,
lying at the LANDING, Wnicn maoe - iioie
natural a.. r.o,,rtao,,tb Wis
consin Infantry was quite an important
one At the battle Monday morning, Aug.
belonging to Trebuess Brigade, Breckin-
ridge Corps, killing the horses ana gong
beyond the guns Not having fgu am haas s ht
again rallied and made another charge,
securing one gun and caisson complete
staiey, Of Company p. we then advanced
to the left front. Our Major Hancock,
mno ~a atron ns guard y, to hold Of
the trophy, our colonel and heuten-
amt ahea e ena taken having from the hed
Upon our return to the landing that night
the gun and caissOn was taken away by
our regiment. we were placed az aa ane Top
line across the road to prevent officers
and men from going to the boats In three
sin, came to the landing, and on his re-
turn made arrangements to take the piece
cured this right from proper authorities;
Governor Harvey was accidentally drowned
on his way home, at savannah, nine miles
below Shiloh. This gun and caisson have
ever since been held at Madison as a
trophy belonging to the regiment. At the
next reunion of the regiment steps will be
taken to return the gun and replace it upon
the very spot where il was captured, and
there remain a tablet, marking the To-
cation held by. the regiment. 1t will be
point to which visitors to the field can
readily locate the lines that were SO per-
sistently held during Sunday and the be-
ginning of the fight Monday morning,
this position being Immediately to the right
of the hornets nest and the old sunken
road, and to the left of the Corinth road
and near the creek in our immediate front.
In our rear the old Hamburg road,
and along this line, the Hamburg road,
lay our heavy reserve line Monday morn
ing. Our regiment arrived at the landing
Sunday night, at o'clock, from our camp
at Savannah, near Grants headquarters.
leaving our camp equipments. which did
not reach us until one week after the bat
tie, at which time we went into camp
the bluff overlooking the Tennessee river.
There has never been since the war so much
interest taken in Shiloh at this reunion
of the blue and gray, and the situation of
both armies never SO well understood