. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ederals eventually massed =i6o ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON AT SHILOH. BATTLE OP SHILOH PartU Con/edcraU — — — — — nearly two divisions. The iron flail of war Ijeat upon the Federal front andright flank with the regular and ponderous jtulsations of some great engine,and these assaults resulted in a crumVjliug fjrocess which was continually butslowly going on, as regiment and brigade and diWsion j-ielded to the continu-ous and successive blows. There has been criticism that there were no
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ederals eventually massed =i6o ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON AT SHILOH. BATTLE OP SHILOH PartU Con/edcraU — — — — — nearly two divisions. The iron flail of war Ijeat upon the Federal front andright flank with the regular and ponderous jtulsations of some great engine,and these assaults resulted in a crumVjliug fjrocess which was continually butslowly going on, as regiment and brigade and diWsion j-ielded to the continu-ous and successive blows. There has been criticism that there were no grandassaults by divisions and coi-ps. In a broken, densely wooded and unknowncountry, and with the mode of attack in parallel lines, this was impossible, but the attackwas umvniittingand the fact isthat there werebut few lullsin the fighting wasa giapple anda death-stiiiggleall day long, antl,as one brigadeafter anotherwilted beforethe deadly flieof the stubbornFederals, stillanother waspushed into theconiliat and keptup the tierce as-sault. A breath-ing - spell, andi-esume its work of. p. JOHNSTON. the shattered command would gather itself up anddestruction. These were the general aspects of the battle. When the battle began Hindmau, following the ridge, had easy gi-ouud totraverse; but Cleburnes large brigade, on his left, with its supports, movingover a more difficult country, was slower in getting upon Shermans general and his command were aioused by the long roll, the advancingmusketry, and the rush of troops to his left, and he got his division in line ofbattle and was ready for the assaidt of Cleburne, which was made aliout 8oclock. Greneral Johnston, who had followed close after Hiudman, urging onhis attack, saw Cleburnes brigade begin its advanc*, and then retm-ned towhere Hindman Avas gathering his force for Hardee said ofCleburne that he moved quickly through the fields, and, though far outflanketiliy the Ineiny (
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