The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-14
9Th. and the balance came in on the

lGtn, anu the balance came III on the
9TH.
1 1t Is not to the purpose here to de-
scribe the battle which was fought on
tho 9Th OF April, fortynve years ago.
The forces engaged were about equal
In numbers, leaving out Buell's divi-
sion. which arrived in time to check
tho rout of Grants broken and beaten
forces, which were saved, from being
driven into the Tennessee River by
their gunbonts and the fortunate fall
ing Of night upon tho scene OF havoc.
There were some $4,000, or less than
10000, men engaged on each side. and
the losses were heavy The attack
was renewed on tho 7th by the Con-
federhtes, but tho arrival Of Buell's
fresh force OF 10000 mon made 81 re-
tirementl necessary.
Tho losses sustained In tho two days
lighting nrc titus given from official
sources:
Killed. Wounded.
IIedernls ....,..... 1,15t SOS
conf'ederates 1850 Has las s ,,,t,
! Fedcrals ........... 2,Ss6 1907
/ Confcdcrates 1900. $50 10000
Plenty Of Fighting.
This was the first battle Of that
cventful war In which the aggregate
llcsscs on each side were 10000 men
and more, or over 10000 for both sides.
But perhaps the most serious loss to
| the South was in the death of the
Rrcnt soldier. Albert Sidney Johnston,
who fell on the field in the moment Of
victory. If lie had only lived to carry
.his army through the four yearF OF
tl,c war. history might have shown a
record different from what 1t finally
Iiunfolded.
The Army OF Tennessee had plenty
of lighting after Shiloh. The rA..tinc
OF constant retreat had not commenced.
and soon afterwards the army, under
,|Gcneral Bragg, organized an advance
Into Kentucky where several brilliant
actions 'werc fought. On December 81,
El1SG2,, to January 2 Of 1858. at Stone
i River, Tenn, occurred the second great
hattie, in which the Northern forces
! were commanded by General Rosecrans
/ and the Confederates by General Bragg.
4 in which the aggregate losses on each
4 side were 1924 for the Fcderals, of
4 whom 1 $50 We're killed, while tho
4 Confederate losses were 1926, Of
whom 1894 were killed.
The third great battle of the Army
4 OF Tennessee was at Chickamnuga, In
that state. on September 10 md 90,
|i1SG3, tho opposing commanders being
u
| Bragg on the Southern. There a
Southern victory was won. which re-
suited in the displacing of Rosecrans
J ana the accession to the Federal COM
1nand of General w. r. Sherman. The
4 losses were as follows:
Killed Wounded
Federals .......... 1856 9,749
1 Ccnfederates ..... 2,3S9 s1S,4l2
Missing. Total.
Federals 4,77A l6,l19
| Confederates 1855. 2,003 17,S07
Another Johnston.
After Chickamaugn and the Lookout
4 Mountain and Knoxville campaigns
when General Bragg had been replaced
by General Joseph e. Johnston, the
4 Army OF Tennessee fought no more
pitched battles until Atlanta wa!
reached and General Hood was put ii
command. Unfortunately. Hood, wht
was O daring 1ghter, was no fell
marshal. and although he led hi
forces into many sanguinary actions
he was always defeated, with grea
loss
\ The Army of Tennessee, under al
the varying circumstances in which |
Twas placed, WAS always up to TIL
mark Of tile best soldicrhood, in cour
age, in fortitude, in devotion and II
lighting qualities IT deserved the high
est and grandcst leadership that tn
South could have supplied. but did no
/. always get it. yi4 t''er
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