. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . d shelter, rest, and medical care. Why the Federals made no attempt to pursue the retreat-ing foe has never been satisfactorily explained. It is notimjDrobable that Grant, had he ordered an immediate and vig-orous pursuit, could have captured Beaiu-egards entire he and all his advisers seemed to rest on their laurels andto be content with the days work. The news of these two fearful days at Shiloli was astound-ing to the American people. Never before on the continenthad there been anything a])proaching it. Bull Bun was a s
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . d shelter, rest, and medical care. Why the Federals made no attempt to pursue the retreat-ing foe has never been satisfactorily explained. It is notimjDrobable that Grant, had he ordered an immediate and vig-orous pursuit, could have captured Beaiu-egards entire he and all his advisers seemed to rest on their laurels andto be content with the days work. The news of these two fearful days at Shiloli was astound-ing to the American people. Never before on the continenthad there been anything a])proaching it. Bull Bun was a skir-mish in comparison with this gigantic conflict. The losses oneach side exceeded ten thousand men. Cieneral Grant tells usthat after the second day he saw an open field so covered withdead that it would have been possible to walk across it in anydirection stepping on dead bodies, without a foot touching theground. American valor was tried to the full on both sidesat Shiloh, and the record shows that it was equal to the test. w m n^ \ ^ /^> CJ \c^ [213]. c H .S o =s £ S C -^ c ^ 0 ^ e^ 1 £ ■^ t: r= ^ 3^=1 ^ s i I OJ t- oo t- ^ be -a 4J j= pji: p: rt 9 ^3 * 5 S -a ^ a Q < 5 ■§ 3 I IS S- ^ f= C J3 C £ 3 — e< H - IS * — O
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