. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . designing to come in on the Purdy road, whereShermans right wing had rested at the beginning of thebattle; but the road was long and difficult, and Shermanwas no longer at that position. Grant dispatched othermessages after him, which, finally overtaking him, turnedhim back, and brought him upon the field at sun-down,when the first days battle was already closed. Nelson, alsowith the advance division of Buells army, had been atSavannah early in the morni
. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . designing to come in on the Purdy road, whereShermans right wing had rested at the beginning of thebattle; but the road was long and difficult, and Shermanwas no longer at that position. Grant dispatched othermessages after him, which, finally overtaking him, turnedhim back, and brought him upon the field at sun-down,when the first days battle was already closed. Nelson, alsowith the advance division of Buells army, had been atSavannah early in the morning, and had received ordersto come up with all speed; but did not arrive until aftersun-down. A laggard fate seemed fighting against the SHERMAN S DIVISION RETIRES. 127 Commander. While these much needed forces were com-ing the battle continued with unabated vigor. The Confederate Commander, believing that the battlecould not be won unless the Union line should be pierced,massed heavily in front of Shermans extreme left, wherethere had been a break early in the day. Grant perceivedthe design, hurried up a part of Hurlbuts comparatively. GENERAL ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON. fresh division, and placed it in the rear of Shermans tiredtroops. The latter, slowly retiring before the oncomingrush, passed through Hurlbuts ranks, and reformed immed-iately in the rear. The position was well chosen for defence,the troops being drawn out along a ridge from which infront sloped gradually down an open field, over which theassailants were compelled to pass. Several batteries and 128 THE LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND LEE. parts of batteries were placed here along the Federal massed, they hurled back the assaults with terribleloss to the assailants. Johnston, rashly leading the Confed-erate charge, was slain. The command devolved uponBeauregard, who continued the battle with vigor. One has said that at this point the Federal fire was sofierce and deadly that it seemed that the very gate
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