New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

the retiring Union forces struck him in the
leg. cutting an artery. II is SAID that his
life could have been saved If a toGrniquet
had been used promptly enough. lie died
in short time The news Of his death
was net communicated Immediately 10 the
army. and the battle continued under the
direction Of Beauregard, the second In COM
mand.
General Grant and General Sherman had
narrow escapes. IN few brlei, unea0o.
rated sentences, that show his sense OF
humor, General Grant tells or his hair
breadth escape: During the second day Q.
the battle had been moving from right
TO left and back. to see for myself the
progress made In the carly part Of ths
afternoon, while riding with Colonel Nc
Pherson and Major Hawkins. then my cme,
commissary, We got beyond the ieit oil "I
troops. We were moving along the nortn'
orn edge o. clearing. very leisurey,
toward tho river above the landing There
did not appear TO be an enemy to our right
until suddenly a battery. with inusKeu!.
onen.d upon us from the edge Of the woods
ON the other side Of the clearing. TIE
sboIIs and balls whstled about our ears
very fast for about minute. 10 hV'
think il took us longer than that 10 se'
ont Of range and ont Of sight. III the SUI
den start we made Major HAWKES. lost ''s
hat He did not stop to pick 1t up Nheh
Wa arrived at perfectly sale postum" We
halted to take an account O. ua'dse''
Ncpherson's horse was painting as II reauy
=. aro, on examination II was found that
. boil had struck him forward o. the hanA
iust hack of the saddle. and nad gone e"'
tirelv through In a few minutes inc p'''
boast dropned dead: he had given 10 s'sn
., ,riur,. until we came 10 stop OS'
Rod struck the metal scabbard OF my sworn
inc, below the hilt and broken II nearly on
pefore the battle was over II han o'oAe'
off entirely. There were three ~
had lost q horse killed, one nat anu o".
sword scabbard. All were 'ilai'N'N' '''"'
II was no worse wa 4,
General Sherman was shot Twice o"0.
tho hand. once in the shoulder the Va.
ov,,ing his coat and making s"sn'
wound and a third passed through "'
hot In addition several horses "tle S"''
under him. ,,,.,. ,.,,,,
ore result of the battle of Shiloh VINCE
undoubtedly had a marked erect vi '"'
I f
ruture of the war was Grants reeoH''''0"'
in common with that OF otHeI '''"'
that only a conquest would. wipe o.'
! Confederacy. Up TO that time ne anu o.,
ers had thought that few decisive W,
tories would cause the Southern CAUSE
co,lanse OF its own weight The lnloh W
tories of Forts Henry and Donelson Gen
oral Grant conceived TO BE such N'e'o'",
but the Confederacy had not collapsed, -
did not collapse after Shiloh. II ciuhs i've
redlv TO It's task. From that time ior"S
Grant changed his policy OF pro''''ioN -
property OF private citizens whose 'f,
tory was invaded 10 one If conisc""o" -
supplies found within tie lines Oh "
enemy as contrahand. for he believed 'n@'
I'm no other way would the Union VII.
This policy he continued 10 the CLOS
the war. and he believed it conrlputeu "'A.
terially to hasten the end. SAVING "u''l'
lives which otherwise would have oeeh CIV
en- up in battle. He considered starving INV
submission preferable 10 killing ne"
battle in the effort 10 accomplish the SA'''
nd