A history of the United States . tment was a good thing, butHalleck proved an unfortunatechoice for commander. As Johnston and Beauregardwere concentrating at Corinth, Halleck ordered Buell,, ... -^ , Battle of who was still at Nash- shUoh, orville, to unite his forces Pittsburgwith those of Grantat Savannah on the TennesseeRiver north of Pittsburg did not expect the Con-federates to take the offensive andwas in no hurry to arrive at the front and assume 29 Johnston assumed command at Corinth of theunited Confederate forces, now numbering 40,000 men, anddetermined
A history of the United States . tment was a good thing, butHalleck proved an unfortunatechoice for commander. As Johnston and Beauregardwere concentrating at Corinth, Halleck ordered Buell,, ... -^ , Battle of who was still at Nash- shUoh, orville, to unite his forces Pittsburgwith those of Grantat Savannah on the TennesseeRiver north of Pittsburg did not expect the Con-federates to take the offensive andwas in no hurry to arrive at the front and assume 29 Johnston assumed command at Corinth of theunited Confederate forces, now numbering 40,000 men, anddetermined to attack Grant before Buell could join him. Buells division began arriving at Savannah about noon,April 5. Grant was very careless about the dispositionof his forces, and made no effort to get Buells divisionacross the river. Sherman occupied the advanced positionof Grants army, with headquarters about two miles fromPittsburg Landing on the Corinth road near Shiloh Sunday morning, April 6, at 6 , the Confederates. General Albert SidneyJohnston. 366 The Civil War fell on Shermans division at Shiloh and drove them backfrom one position to another until they finally stood theirground on Snake Creek. Grant, who had spent the night at Savannah and has-tened over in the morning when he heard the firing, had ahard time holding his position, which became known as theHornets Nest. Early in the afternoon Johnston, whowas leading Braggs division against Grant, was killed. Thiscaused delay and Braggs division was drawn off late in theday by order of Beauregard. During the night Grant gotabout 25,000 fresh troops over the river. The Confederatesrenewed the attack at 5 the next morning, but wererepulsed. The losses on both sides were heavy; the Federalloss being considerably over 10,000, and the Confederateonly a few hundred less. Shiloh was the first large battlein the West, and the bloodiest which had at that time beenfought in America. The death of the brilliant Alber
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