. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . e most part densely wooded with tall trees, and but littleundergrowth. The landing is immediately flanked on the leftby a short but precipitous ravine, along which runs the roadto Corinth. On the right and left, forming a good naturalflanking arrangement, were Snake and Lick creeks, whichwould compel the attack of the enemy to be made in distance between the mouths of these creeks is about twoand a half miles. The locality was well chosen. The landingwas protected by the gunboats Tyler and Lexington. BuellsArmy of the Ohio was coming
. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . e most part densely wooded with tall trees, and but littleundergrowth. The landing is immediately flanked on the leftby a short but precipitous ravine, along which runs the roadto Corinth. On the right and left, forming a good naturalflanking arrangement, were Snake and Lick creeks, whichwould compel the attack of the enemy to be made in distance between the mouths of these creeks is about twoand a half miles. The locality was well chosen. The landingwas protected by the gunboats Tyler and Lexington. BuellsArmy of the Ohio was coming up to re-enforce Grant; andalthoiigh the river lay in our rear, that was the direction ofadvance. Just at that time it was the best possible thing forour arnry to fight a battle, and the moral effect of a victorywould be invaluable to our cause. Grant, who arrived at Savannah on the 17th of March, apoint from which he could best oversee his whole force, keep ac- * Shermans letter to the editor of the United States Service Magazine,January, J~v~l4d, <z 7 THE I ASTOfl GRANTS NEW CAMPAIGN. 83 count of his re-enforcements, and daily visit his detachments,had placed the five divisions of Prentiss, McClernand, W. ,* Hurlbut, and Sherman. Lewis Wallaces divisionwas thus disposed : the first brigade at Crumps Landing ; thesecond two miles above it; the third at Adamsville ; all readyto concentrate and move down to join the main force when-ever circumstances should render it necessary. Grants force on the field was thus arranged : Prentiss wason the left, about a mile and a half from the landing, facingsouthward ; McClernand at some distance on his right, facingsouthwest; Sherman at Shiloh Church, on the right of Mc-Clernand, and in advance of him ; Hurlbut and Wallace amile in rear of McClernand, in reserve, the former supportingthe left, and the latter the right wing. The whole force wasabout thirty-eight thousand men. To attack and overwhelm Grants Army of the Tenn
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