. Popular history of the civil war . steamer bearing troopsarrived at Savannah on the 5th of March. Others than eighty steamboats, escorted by three gunboats,moved in procession up the river, each boat with its pillarof smoke by day, and of fire by night. General Wallacethus describes the fleet as it steamed away from FortHenry : — It is difficult to imagine any thing more beautiful and orderlythan the movement of this army up the river. The transports of eachdivision were assembled together in order of march. At a signal theyput out in line, loaded to their utmost capacity with
. Popular history of the civil war . steamer bearing troopsarrived at Savannah on the 5th of March. Others than eighty steamboats, escorted by three gunboats,moved in procession up the river, each boat with its pillarof smoke by day, and of fire by night. General Wallacethus describes the fleet as it steamed away from FortHenry : — It is difficult to imagine any thing more beautiful and orderlythan the movement of this army up the river. The transports of eachdivision were assembled together in order of march. At a signal theyput out in line, loaded to their utmost capacity with soldiers andmateriel. Cannon fired, regiments cheered, bands played. Lookingup the river after the boats had one by one taken their places, a great,dense column of smoke, extending as far as the eye could reach,marked the windings of the stream, and hung in the air like a was indeed a sight never to be forgotten. The point selected for the encampment of the Unionarmy was Pittsburg Landing, a bluff on the east bank of tlie. i862.] Two Surprises. 203 river, about nine miles above Savannah. The bank riseshere above the waters edge to the height of nearly onehundred feet, and through it run several deep two miles from the Landing, on the road to Corinth,was a little barn-like building, known as Shiloh Church, fromwhich the battle has received its name. General LewisWallaces division was stationed at Crumps Landing, mid-way between Pittsburg Landing and Savannah, on the westbank. General Grant kept his own headquarters at Savan-nah, in order to direct the movements of re-enforcementswhich should arrive. He visited Pittsburg Landing everyday, and was about to go there to remain, when he heardthat Buell was very near. General C. F. Smith was too ill,as the result of an accident, to command his own division,which was therefore given in charge of General W. H. There was no especial reason on the part of theFederals to look for an immediate attack, and
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