Abraham Lincoln : a history . had fully learned the severe lesson of thatterrible encounter. Reporting to Halleck his in-formation that the enemy was again concentratingall his forces at Corinth, he added: I do not liketo suggest, but it appears to me that it would beGrant to demoralizing upon our troops here to be forced toApiifg; retire upon the opposite bank of the river, and un-voi. x., safe to remain on this many weeks without largepp. 99,166. reenforcements. Hallecks opinion probably coincided with thatof Grant, and the fortunes of war enabled himimmediately to fulfill his promise to com
Abraham Lincoln : a history . had fully learned the severe lesson of thatterrible encounter. Reporting to Halleck his in-formation that the enemy was again concentratingall his forces at Corinth, he added: I do not liketo suggest, but it appears to me that it would beGrant to demoralizing upon our troops here to be forced toApiifg; retire upon the opposite bank of the river, and un-voi. x., safe to remain on this many weeks without largepp. 99,166. reenforcements. Hallecks opinion probably coincided with thatof Grant, and the fortunes of war enabled himimmediately to fulfill his promise to come tohis relief. The day which saw the conclusion ofthe fight at Shiloh (April 7, 1862) witnessed thesurrender of the rebel works at Island No. 10,on the Mississippi River, and the quick captureof nearly their entire garrison of 6000 or 7000men. This finished the task which General Popehad been sent to do, and enabled Halleck to trans-fer him and his army, by water, from the Mis-sissippi River to the Tennessee. Hallecks order. GENERAL ALBEEI SIDNEY JOHNSTON AT THE AGE OF FIFTY-SEVEN. HALLECKS CORINTH CAMPAIGN 337 was made on April 15, and on the 22d Pope landed chap. Hamburg, four miles above the battlefield ofShiloh, with his compact force of 20,000 men fullyorganized and equipped, and flushed with a signalvictory. Halleck had arrived before him. Reach-ing Pittsburg Landing on the 11th of April, hebegan with industry to cure the disorders producedby the recent battle. Critics who still accuse theLincoln Administration of ignorant meddling with gtanton tmilitary affairs are invited to remember the Ian- Jprn?,guage of the Secretary of War to Halleck on this 18voi.^.,Roccasion: I have no instructions to give you. Go pprt99Iahead, and all success attend you. The arrival of Pope was utilized by Halleck togive his united command an easy and immediateorganization into army corps. His special fieldorders of April 28 named the Army of the Ten-nessee the First Army Corps, commande
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