. Illinois at Shiloh; report of the Shiloh Battlefield Commission and ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected to mark the positions of the Illinois commands engaged in the battle; the story of the battle . upon the enemy with cannister, doing goodexecution. But with fresh artillery and new troops crowd-ing into action, the Confederates punished the Union linesseverely. The battery horses were being shot down, andwhile Major Schwartz was leading an infantry charge hewas severely wounded. The supporting line fell back, andthe battery withdrew, leaving two guns, spiked, on thefield.
. Illinois at Shiloh; report of the Shiloh Battlefield Commission and ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected to mark the positions of the Illinois commands engaged in the battle; the story of the battle . upon the enemy with cannister, doing goodexecution. But with fresh artillery and new troops crowd-ing into action, the Confederates punished the Union linesseverely. The battery horses were being shot down, andwhile Major Schwartz was leading an infantry charge hewas severely wounded. The supporting line fell back, andthe battery withdrew, leaving two guns, spiked, on thefield. The battery halted in Jones field, near GeneralOglesbys headquarters. Major Taylor having assumedcommand of the artillery. Lieutenant Nispel with his twohowitzers and six of Major Taylors battery, defended thefield for some time, but his ammunition becoming ex-hausted he was forced to cease these efforts. The enemyadvancing in force, the battery was ordered to the Land-ing. Here the battery took part in the artillery defenseof the Landing at the close of Sundays fighting. Here,during the night, Lieutenant Nispel threw up a littlebreast-work, the only defense of its kind, it is said, thatwas made upon the ILLINOIS IX THE BATTLE i6i BATTERY F (POWELLS) UNASSIGNED. Six Guns. Captain John \V. Powell, Commanding Battery. Battery F, Second Illinois Light Artillery, was en-camped near the Landing, Sunday morning, April 6, waiting some time for orders, unable to endure thestrain of the sound of battle while standing idle. CaptainPowell attempted to take his battery to McClernand. Hemoved out along the Corinth road to Duncan field, arriv-ing there after Hares line had fallen back. The Con-federates were upon him in force, and he wheeled andretired, upsetting and leaving one gun. With his remaining five guns Captain Powell reportedto General W. H. L. Wallace near the left of his line,where the battery was engaged until five oclock, whenCaptain Powell was wounded, losi
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