. The life of General Ulysses S. Grant. Containing a brief but faithful narrative of those military and diplomatic achievements which have entitled him to the confidence and gratitude of his countrymen. redwith the dying and the dead. Such were the results ofthe battle of Shiloh. The singular absence of rivalry and jealousy betweenGeneral Grant and General Sherman is remarkably man-ifested in the despatch which General Grant sent to thegovernment soon after this battle, recommending Gen-eral Sherman to promotion. To General Sherman, he writes, I was greatly in-debted, for his promptness in for
. The life of General Ulysses S. Grant. Containing a brief but faithful narrative of those military and diplomatic achievements which have entitled him to the confidence and gratitude of his countrymen. redwith the dying and the dead. Such were the results ofthe battle of Shiloh. The singular absence of rivalry and jealousy betweenGeneral Grant and General Sherman is remarkably man-ifested in the despatch which General Grant sent to thegovernment soon after this battle, recommending Gen-eral Sherman to promotion. To General Sherman, he writes, I was greatly in-debted, for his promptness in forwarding to me during 72 LIFE OF GENERAL GRANT. the siege of Fort Donelson, re-enforcements and suppliesfrom Paducah. At the battle of Shiloh, on the first day,he held with raw troops the key-point to the his individual efforts I am indebted for the success ofthat battle. Twice hit, and several (I think three) horsesshot under him on that day, he maintained his positionwith raw troops. It is no disparagement to any otherofficer to say that I do not believe that there was anotherdivision commander on the field who had the skill andexperience to have done it. Crumps/lan din 8 HI 1 k O Hi. CHAPTER VI. THE VICTORY AT PITTSBURG LANDING. Renewal of the Battle. — Retreat of the Rebels. — General Grants Charge. — Spectacle of the Battle-field. — Testimony of General Sherman. —Grants Congratulatory Order. — The Unfavorable Impression. —Speechof Hon. E. B. Washburne. — General Halleck assumes the Command. — The Advance upon Corinth. — The Investment. — Impatience of theTroops. HE peculiar character of General Grant hasnever been more signally displayed thanin the darkest hours of disaster. Thedreadful calamity which the army had en-countered at Shiloh seems not to have dis-turbed in the least his equanimity, or his confidence inthe final result of the campaign. His words, his looks,his whole demeanor, inspired all with the assurance thatthe dawn of the mor
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