. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . day before. There is every reason ^to believethat lieaiHegard would have won a signal victory if neitherarmy had been reenforced diuing the night. But now underthe changed conditions the Confederates were at a great dis-advantage, and yet they fought for eight long hours withheroic valor. The deafening roar of the cannon that characterized thebeginning of the days battle was followed by the rattle ofmusketry, so continuous that no ear could distinguish one shotfrom another. Nelsons division of Buells army was the firstto engage the
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . day before. There is every reason ^to believethat lieaiHegard would have won a signal victory if neitherarmy had been reenforced diuing the night. But now underthe changed conditions the Confederates were at a great dis-advantage, and yet they fought for eight long hours withheroic valor. The deafening roar of the cannon that characterized thebeginning of the days battle was followed by the rattle ofmusketry, so continuous that no ear could distinguish one shotfrom another. Nelsons division of Buells army was the firstto engage the Confederates. Nelson commanded the Federalleft wing, ^\ith Hardee and Breckinridge immediately opposedto him. The Union center was under the command of Gen-erals jNIcCook and Crittenden; the right wing was com-manded by INIcClernand, with Hurlbut next, while Shermanand Lew Wallace occupied the extreme right. The Confed-erate left wing was commanded by the doughty Bragg andnext to him was General Polk. Shiloh Church wan again the storm center and in it OS] ^. ^m t ^ ^J>tn~W^ L^i
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