Identifier: abrahamlincolnba01newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1886 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ly. Polk said : The resistance at this point was as stubbornas at any other point on the field. Clark andBushrod R. Johnson fell badly wounded.Hildebrands Federal brigade was swept fromthe field, losing in the onslaught 300 killedand wounded, and 94 missing. Woods brigade, of Hindmans division,joined in this charge on the right. As theyhesitated at the crest of a hill, General John-ston came to the front and urged them to theattack. They rushed forward with the inspir-ing Rebel yell, and with Stewarts brigadeenveloped the Illinois troops. In ten minutesthe latter melted away under the fire, and wereforced from the field. In this engagementJohn A. McDowells and Veatchs Federalbrigades, as well as Hildebrands, were demol-ished and heard of no more. Buckland re-treated and took position with McClernand.In the.se attacks Andersons and Ponds Con-federate brigades joined with great vigor andsevere loss, but with unequal fortune. The ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON AND THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN 625 ^Etbef^
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SCENE OF GEN. JOHNSTONS DEATH. been brigades, former had onesuccebbafter another,the latter suffered iseries of disasters,and yet an equal courage animated them. Glad-dens brigade made a finaldesperate and successfulcharge on Prentisss line.The whole Federal front, which hadbroken here and there, and was getting ragged,gave way under this hammering process onfront and flank, and fell back across a ravine toanother strong position behind the Hamburgand Purdy road in rear of Shiloh. Shermansroute of retreat was marked by the thick-strewncorpses of his soldiers. At last, pressed backtoward both Owl Creek and theriver, Shermanand McClernand found safety by the interposi-tion on their left flank of W. H. L. Wallacesfresh division. Hurlbut and Wallace had ad-vanced about eight oclock, so that Prentisss was now crowded on ashorter line, a mileor more to the rear ofits first position. Thenew line of battle wasestablished before tenoclock. All the Confederatetroops were then in the front line,

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