The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-04-12

Shiloh, Tenn, April 5.-Shiloh
is being fought over again in the
memory of the survivors of that
bloody field. All day long the
river steamers and private convey
ances from all the country around
and the nearest railway stations
have poured their thousands upon
the ground consecrated by the best
blood of American manhood. The
crowd was so scattered that at nc
time was it possible to estimate it
with any degree Of accuracy, out it
is estimat' d to be between 5000
and 10000.
The park commissioners, Cor
nellus Gable Of Cincinnati, Col. R.
f. Looney Of Memphis, Gen. D
c. Buell. of Carabice. KY, and Sec
rotary I. w. Reed of Chicago,
have been on the grounds since
Tuesday.
There have been many touching
incidents during the day. In fix.
ing the localities Of the positions
of the various commands old men
have faced each other today fol
the first time since those two mo.
mentous days thirty-three years
ago.
P. w. Bynum, mayor Of Corinth,
exhibited 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
withered away, while his nails
have grown until they resemble ar
eagles claws. He was brought or
a hand barrow from New Market
Ala, to the battlefield. The on.
]y other member of his regiment
present is Nathan Smith of Lincoln
county. Many were the dimes
and dollars which found their way
to a basket on his couch.
After spending most Of the day
in fixing various positions OF com
mands, especially about the Hor
net Nest, Gen. d. NJ. Prentiss adj
dressed a large crowd at 10 O'Clock
m from the grand stand,
At , o'clock the .Confederates
held a meeting at Shiloh Springs
at which Capt. J. w. Irwin pre-
sided, aid the following resolution:
were adopted
Whereas, This Is the second annua
reunion OF the soldiers of the Uniol
and Southern army held on this memo
fable field; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Confederates her
assembled, That we extend to tn
friends and representatives of the Fed
era army il attendance on this occs
sion hearty, cordial greeting, and ex
press sincere desire that this assc
citation be forever perpetuated so Ion
as any of the survivors of Shiloh ma
be permitted to remain.
The resolutions were adopte
with enthusiasm. Gen. JOSEPH
Wheeler, Gen. A. T. Stewart an
Capt. Thomas H. Paine were az
pointed a committee to present tn
resolutions to the association at
p. IN.
Gen. Wheeler delivered the &C
dress of welcome, in which h
compared Shiloh with the grea
battles of the world and said i
that battle more men were kille
than in any of the wars from tn
first settlement of the country an
prior to 1861 more men lost The
lives, in proportion to those &C
ually engaged, than any other ba
tie in history.
Gen. P. NJ Pleatiss followed
a speech, in which he gave mo.
interesting account Of the captm
of his command. He told abol
the woods tal1tg fire during I'll
battle, and saif' that the Cohfede
ates quit firing, while his men lai
down their guns and carried II
wounded Confederates to a plat
ofssfety. He said the moment h