. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . front, how-ever, about 8 A. I found that the attackon Shiloh was unmistakable, and that noth-ing more than a small guard, to protect ourtransports and stores, at Crumps was Baxter, a quartermaster on my staff,was accordingly directed to go back andorder General Wallace to march immediatelyto Pittsburg, by the road nearest the Baxter made a memorandum of hisorder. About i p. m., not hearing from Wal-lace, and being much in need of reenforce-ments, I sent two more of my staff. ColonelMcPherson and Captain Rowle
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . front, how-ever, about 8 A. I found that the attackon Shiloh was unmistakable, and that noth-ing more than a small guard, to protect ourtransports and stores, at Crumps was Baxter, a quartermaster on my staff,was accordingly directed to go back andorder General Wallace to march immediatelyto Pittsburg, by the road nearest the Baxter made a memorandum of hisorder. About i p. m., not hearing from Wal-lace, and being much in need of reenforce-ments, I sent two more of my staff. ColonelMcPherson and Captain Rowley, to bringhim up with his division. They reijortedfinding him marching toward Purdy, Bethel,or some point west from the river, and far-ther from Pittsburg by several miles thanwhen he started. I never could see, and donot now see, why any order was necessaryfurther than to direct him to come to Pitts-burg Landing, without specifying by whatroute. The road was direct, and near theriver. Between the two points a bridge had ;96 THE BATTLE OF MAJOR-OENEK.\L LEW WALLACE. () A PHOTOGRAPH BV been built across Snake Creek by our troops,at which Wallaces command had assisted, ex- would be able to come around on the flankor rear of the enemy, and thus perform anact of heroism that would redound to thecredit of his command, as well as to thebenefit of his country. Shiloh was a log meeting-house, some twoor three miles from Pittsburg Landing, and onthe ridge which divides the waters of Snakeand Lick creeks, the former emptying into theTennessee just north of Pittsburg Landing,and the latter south. Shiloh was the key toour position, and was held by Sherman. Hisdivision was at that time wholly raw, no partof it ever having been in an engagement;but I thought this deficiency was more thanmade up by the superiority of the was on Shermans left, withtroops that had been engaged at Forts Henryand Donelson, and were therefore veteransso far as Western tro
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