. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ring ceased had not theslightest effect in preventing the capture of Pittsburg Landing. So confident was I before firing had ceased on the 6tli that the next daywould bring victory to our arms if we could only take the initiative, that Ivisited each diAdsion commander in person before any reeuforcements hadreached the field. I directed them to throw out heaA-y lines of skii-mishers inthe morning as soon as they could see, and piish them forward until theyfound the enemy, following
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ring ceased had not theslightest effect in preventing the capture of Pittsburg Landing. So confident was I before firing had ceased on the 6tli that the next daywould bring victory to our arms if we could only take the initiative, that Ivisited each diAdsion commander in person before any reeuforcements hadreached the field. I directed them to throw out heaA-y lines of skii-mishers inthe morning as soon as they could see, and piish them forward until theyfound the enemy, following with their entire di-\-isions in supinirting distance,and to engage the enemy as soon as found. To Sherman I told the story ofthe assault at Fort Donelson, and said that the same taitics would Avin at Slii-loh. Victory was assured when Wallace arrived even if thei-e liad been no othersupport. The ent^my received no reintorcements. He had suffertMl heavy lossesin killed, wounded, and straggling, and his commander, (reneral Albert SidneyJohnston, was dead. I was glad, however, to see the reenforcemeuts of BueU. PRESENT ASPECT OF THE OLD HAMBrRG ROAD (TO THE LEFT OF THE >EW ROAD) WHICH LED UP TO THE HORNETS NEST. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN 1884. THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. 411 and credit them with doing all there was for them to do. During the night of the6th the remainder of Nelsons division, Buells army, crossed the river, and wereready to advance in the morning, forming the left wing. Two other divisions,Crittendens and McCooks, came up the river from Savannah in the trans-ports, and were on the west bank early on the 7th. Buell commanded themin person. My command was tlnis nearly doubled in numbers and efficiency. Dm-ing the night rain fell in torrents, and oiu- troops were exposed to thestorm without shelter. I made my headquarters under a tree a few hundredyards back from the river-bank. My ankle was so much swollen from thefall of my horse the Friday night preceding, and the
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