. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . SHILOH SPRING, IN RAVINE SOfTl THE CHAPEL. [The sprinif is on the Confederate side of the ravine, the chapel being opposite on theleft. Hard fighting took place here, in the early morning of Sunday, between Shermanstroops and Hardees.] 594 THE BATTLE OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL \V. H. L. WALLACE. sustained my judgment. What, then, was mysurprise, after so much had been accomphshedby the troops under my immediate command,between the time of leaving Cairo, early inFebruary, and the 4th of March, to receivefrom my chief a dispatch of the latt
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . SHILOH SPRING, IN RAVINE SOfTl THE CHAPEL. [The sprinif is on the Confederate side of the ravine, the chapel being opposite on theleft. Hard fighting took place here, in the early morning of Sunday, between Shermanstroops and Hardees.] 594 THE BATTLE OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL \V. H. L. WALLACE. sustained my judgment. What, then, was mysurprise, after so much had been accomphshedby the troops under my immediate command,between the time of leaving Cairo, early inFebruary, and the 4th of March, to receivefrom my chief a dispatch of the latter date,saying: You will place Major-General Smith in command of expedition, and re-main yourself at Fort Henry. Why do younot obey my orders to report strength andposition of your command ? I was left vir-tually in arrest on board a steamer, withouteven a guard, for about a week, when I wasreleased and ordered to resume my : Shortly after the battle of Shilohhad been fought, General Halleck moved hisheadquarters to Pittsburg Landing, and as-sumed command of the troops in the next to him in rank, and nominallyin command of my old district and army, Iwas ignored as much as if 1 had been at themost distant pjoint of territory within my juris-diction ; and although I was in co
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