. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . dance, to keep the road. I had not gone far, however, when Imet General W. H. L. Wallace and General (then Colonel) McPherson comingfrom the direction of the front. They said all was quiet so far as the enemywas concerned. Ou the way Itack to the boat my horses feet slipped fromunder him, and he fell with mv leg under his bodv. The extreme softness of THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. 467 the ground, from the excessive rains of the few preceding days, no doubtsaved me from a severe injury and
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . dance, to keep the road. I had not gone far, however, when Imet General W. H. L. Wallace and General (then Colonel) McPherson comingfrom the direction of the front. They said all was quiet so far as the enemywas concerned. Ou the way Itack to the boat my horses feet slipped fromunder him, and he fell with mv leg under his bodv. The extreme softness of THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. 467 the ground, from the excessive rains of the few preceding days, no doubtsaved me from a severe injury and protracted lameness. As it was, myankle was very much injured; so much so, that my boot had to be cut the battle, and for two or three days after, I was unable to walkexcept with crutches. On the 5th General Nelson, with a division of Buells army, arrived atSavannah, and I ordered him to move up the east bank of the river, to be in a position wherehe could be ferriedover to CrumpsLanding or Pitts-biug Landing, asoccasion had learned thatGeneral Buell him-self would be atSavannah the next. THE LANDING BELOW THE HOISE. FKOM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN 1884. Cnmips Landing is, by river, about five miles below (nortli of) Pittsburg Land-ing. Here one of General Lew Wallaces tliree brigades was encamped on themorning of the battle, anotber brigade being two miles back, on the road to Purdy,and a third brigade half a mile farther advanced. The Widow Crumps houseis about a quarter of a mile above the landing. day, and desu-ed tomeet me on his ai-rival. Aifairs atPittsburg Landinghad been such forseveral days that Idid not want to beaway duiing theday. I determined,therefore, to take avery early breakfast and ride out to meet Buell, and thus save time. He hadarrived on the evening of the 5th, but had not advised me of the fact, and I wasnot aware of it until some time after. Wliile I was at breakfast, however,heavy firing was heard in the direction of Pittsburg Landing,
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