58.
CROUK..:.:H: ;:!;nj oy it while you can! (v·j" VK,;)
They better enjoy it ••••
I've got a hunch it won't last long.
JOLDliC..::I3{.J."
C,I!'::':
CRCOK..c:R
3.ii"..lL:.;'::' Y.L ] .:; .. D.
L/vIRENCE: Could be, but have you been over
to the Peach Ordhard? It's just beautiful, Lu, arl you can smell the blossoms
for miles. This ?lace, the air--it's
the scason ••• it's hard not to be happy.
It's hard to immagine a war all around
ycu--ecpecially if you've never been
in one before.
I know, I feel the Game way. But
there is a war, a~d war means death to
t:lOse '.-Ilio dOll' t r:!alize it'.5 there, wai tip..;.:;
for you all the time. Oh, you laugh,
sing, maybeT--have a good time, but you
can never for~8t t~u~ 30~ewhere out there
'.'Ii th a gun in his hand is a man vvai ting to
kill you if you ~ive him the chance. I've
never been in batLle before, but I've eat
enough common sense to know that!
CROOK~R:
LAWH~~CS DG~3N'T S~Y
~~Y
1';,lING, JU:3r3c. ::G' C:;:<' LOOKS
AT L:", GRUU::D: CROOK.; ·~I.EB
.• '::D }'UTS llE GUN iiSIDE.
hUCll G.i.J'il-'
<...
c'r 1 VITY
Let's wander down by the creek a~d see
how the boys are join3?
JJl ":W,,I;CE: :30und3 like a good idea to me.
You sure can tell the day's drill
is over.
i,.\.:JR~l~Ct::
CRCOK;~H:
DO,'iN
Yeah, but can you blametLiem'?
dho' s this?
:;TH~~;:o,'I'
I kno'.", one 0 f those me:t ••• that t::. 92
Charles Horton of the 25th Missouri. •• mel:;
him in a card ~ame in Paducah ••••
L.l!"\VRdJCJ.~:
CROOK~R:
LAWRENC~:
I hope you won.
As a matter of fact, I didn't •• he did!
OFFICER: (SHOUTING) Company!
OFL"ICt:H .:tID.t.:S UP erG
Halt! Dismissed!
t'lhere will I find Gen. PreBtiss?
CrtOOK~R
A.bout a {lUarter of a mile up that
way---can't miss it!
CROC1{J~ri:
0F~IC~R
RIU~S
OFF
-------_.---,._-----92~,
h' 1 t Eyew~'t ness:, p. 173.
~~nsc ~m
59.
LA\'JR~I;CE TltL~.s
70
G:~T
: iUXl'O:P~;
.Tl.' ~l';T ION ,',.'; HS 0 I, ):~IO 1] Wl',:;
LAd.lii::NCE: Private Morton ••• GhCllrles ••• do
you remember me?
~vhy, yes, ---Lt. Lawrence; Paducah
wasn't it? We had a little •• game, you
might say?
MOi~TON:
Yea, we did; you took me for a month's
wages, if I rmember correctly.
1~WRENCE:
MOH~roN:
I
don't seem •••
That' a no;-, l,,,hat I 'tlanted to speak
to you about, if you're worrying about it.
L.1;"a~~XCE:
I--k:RTON: \'ie11, now that you mentioned it .....
L,1,/RiilCE: You just came frow. the front':
MORTON: Yeah, sent out on picket dtJ(r last
Wednesday.
Well, I guess I can talk about it-nobody said not to. ~e had only gone about
a mile and a half or so out when we saw
the sky illuminated by crunpfires. By now
there are even Dore. We were shocked by
the number of them, and how close they ltlCre
to camp.
CROOK.sR: You're sure about this,
Priv~te?
HORTON: Ie,,;, cap lain.
I ItJOuldn' t matee jokes
about a thing like this. Our men who
went to farm houses were warned that ~~ey
ran great risk of captur~ and we had to
be extzenely careful.
GROOK..:,R: It looks like we may be in for trouble.
of tiler:! who came back with us
said they had nev~r been relieved, so
I guess there is 110 ::!icy;.et b(~t'."1e'?n u;}
and the enemy in some places. ~e've
got plenty of cavalry, I don't understand
why we don't use it to screen the enemy.
Some thin'.s wron::; •••••• (3HitKEJ HI~) H-C.,~D). 93
LAij,.'R,-"i:CE: ;30mc
CROOKER: I hope something get's done around
here before those Rebs pay uf.Jvisit ••••
60.
LAi:iH';;;NCE: I heard they carried off a picket
last night aad gave Buckland aome trouble ••
CROO;{ER: They did. Baybe i t ' l l be our side
of the line tomight ••••
HORTON: I've had enough of Coltfederates for
awhile; I'd just as soon they stay
they are.
i .. here
LAJR~NC~:
I'd like our battery back, that's
what I'd like.
Thanks for the information, Charles.
CROOK~R:
Yes, thank you, Private.
Try to
set some rest.
MORTON: I intend to, ~ir.
I have a feeling
I'm going to be needing it \-dtm.n the next
few days.
DIS,JOLVE.
SHERIvld.IH S Hi:::,W ,DARTERS:
HE IS GODJG OVSH 'l'RCOP FORMATIC~
~ITll
COL.S MC Dew-
ELL t HILDEBHAND
:rii YJ..(lR :.mr J~HS :
;~ND
3TU"\HT.
T"~YLOR:
Excuse me, 3ir.
here to see you.
General Grant is
SHE!?HAN: Thank you, Lieutenant, I have been
expecting him. ('ro OTIL:mS) I ti1ink: this
is just about it. Oh t one otherfuing,
lie very careful about your ".Jater .supply.
tie don't want everybody down sick. Good day.
(\Tlz,.'nn.(,1:TUTT>.TG)
v
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,':lr'\..J.J
..Ll'i
Genera..1 ••••
SHE~~HAN
TUl1:n:.; :L;\D IE:. V_:S
G.!.(';}rT J L:l 3 SA.T ;~D
Hnl:;~-::Ll<' ON 1'. BENCH UNDEE~ 1\
TRK.': Nj~lUl BY.
;JHERH:\.N GOJ';S
ero lilH. ;,LLu'r [~.s •
:I'Hl:,;
~ENT.
;;Himh;\ N: General Grant •••
f''')·1'T'T'·(C''·Lu'r;:;,~)
\.J" ..." • .L, l .
v _-i.
.....J • ..>
iI"llo·,r t...)·'}le .... ·"'an
'0/'1(
have a seat.
How are things going around here?
...~:..
.J.,.
•
~1
,
\~e' ve had the
usual sniper fire.
It all seem~ pretty
1uiet now, ex?ept for a few r~connaiG~ncc~
parties.
SHERl'':AN: Pretty quiet, Sir.
----_.•.. __------------_._-----,_._----------..
94Catton, "Grant at Shiloh," p.
68.
61.
SOUND: FIRING IN Dl.s'rANCE
GRtlNT: Good.
I'll accept your apprai~3al
then and concentrate my force;" e1:;e~here.
I am still a bit conc~rned
about CrumFs landing. You did receive
my orders.
3 Il;QN;,N : Yes, Sir.
carried out.
if need arose.
I did, and they huve been
We could oOVe in a moment
GR~NT:
Good. His positio_--Wallace's--is an
extremely inportant on~. lie's do'vvn river
on the west bank. I don't intend to
move him until absolutely neC~i:3',ary.
:Iis position. mU2t be defended. Glad t095
hear you've taken proper precautions.
,s:ar.:;.:;t·'i.iN: Are YOU expecting trouble, .3ir?
GRAHT: No, but as I GB.id, I feel flit is be::;t
96
to be prepared."
'.,,'hen are ,-Ie to expect Buell, ·')r do
you know yet, Sir?
2:.IEm·,,'-t.~~:
GRANT: I rather expect him tomorrow.
I had
thought I'd ride out to meet him in the
morning and save a 1:iitle time, tl1cn I 97
could come right b~ck here.
It's rather inconvenient try'ng to keep
headquarters at Savannah, so I can meet
Buell and here so I can tend the army.
SilERi"iAK: I beard about your accident last night,
Sir. Does it bother you much?
GRANT: Dh, it hurts all right, but not so much
that I can't get around. Captain Rawlins
make':,: me stay on this crutch, so I keep
"lei.ght off my ankle, but I don't think
it's Going to lact very long--thc crutch
I m(:':an.
That's why I'm oitting here. I Lave to
stay off it as much as possible.
31:£ SR:, eN: :1e hadn't :teard
::1O\\' serio us your
injury was, until my SurGeon retur:: ed,
and l1e doesn't talk much.
95Bradford, Battles ~ I:eaders, p. 85.
96
£B.,
I, X, ii, 91.
97Catton, Hallowed Ground, p. 135.
62.
GRANT: They're awfully green ••••
IN
TH~
~UN.
30me of them don't even have weapons
yet •••• I don't have th0m to give.
GRANT: The rest of th~ supplies will be
moving up here today. Those are ju~t
new regiments that aren't armed, aren't
they?
SHEHMAR: Oh, yes, dire
But some of them
haven't even loaded a gun in their
life--especially the kind we'll give
them.
If there's a fight here, before
we can prepare thea8 men, it's going to
be pathetic.
I do hope I don't have to
lead untrained ~en as they now ore •••
GRANT: I hope not, too.
However, I don't
think we have much to worry about.
I
will be glad wilen Buell arrives. 'rhen
we can move, and get something done
around here.
You may have some green troops, 3herman,
but you've got 30me veterans from )onelson
too, and nothing teaches like example.
They'll learn to fight quick enough wten
they have to. Give them a little more
drill, and get them used to the arY!lY, and
th,y'll be excellent soldiers •
• • • Iv14!.rk my words.
I do undcrEj ,~a,1d yo ur apprehen~3ions.
I feel I need to be here all the time,
but with Duell coming, I just can't.
If
it were anyone elee, perhaps I could, bJt
I have only been his senior in rank for
a few weeks.
Buell had bean a department
commander while I had only a dh,trict. If
I'm not careful, I could have a v~ry
touchy3ituation on my hands.
I feel 1
u00d to meet Buell in p2rson, and to do
that I must be in Savannah w~en he
99
ar'::'ives.
GL~A_:_i'J:':
99Bradford, Battles ---::,;.
and
Leader~
..::. ,
p • 9rJ •
I can understand, Sir. ,~nd I do
agree \tJ.ith you tLd, \\e CLtn't l' ,clly
expect an attack her~. The most we 100
have is Itreconnaisance in force."
--A sOOne demon.:;tration to keep us
101
Ivorried.
.3E~,IMAN:
J{r'.,ILDI,;;;
~UJ ~~0
TC
_
G~LI~'i'
UP ·:'.lW •.;.IV.c:S ~NCTE
Well, Sherman, it looks like you're
to have to exduse me. Buell's
advance guard hac just roached Savannah102
I neod to get down there right away.
G~~N_:
(}].dT R ::'.·,D.3 •
goi~g
GRdU' BL:;.t;d l,IW PUTS CRU'l'C[
U~~DJ£( HE ,~J<H, GL\XGINJ .','1'
H,,,dLIN(; liuO ;-,D-lPI,Y Gln!':.3 B;,CK
.:;.1' dIE
GH ,NT: (tre SH;:;;mt;~x) Look at that smirk.
I don't think a staff officer shou:i..d
smirk~
::m.c;m·'L:'N:
his general's discomfort, do
~herman?
you,
(GRINS)
(mHLING) No, ,Sir, not unle,33 the
Gener~l
would do the same.
GRAr!T: (I,_"U.]}L3) Come on, Cla2:)t~lin, lot I.; ;';0.
C+~\I':::;S rrO'.;.~RD iIOH.;, BUT lIUm~:5 B.lCK)
I'll keep in touch.
GR'.lH HCUi';T;: AND RIDi:;S CFF_
DID,;CLV1!;_
COL. J",-COB Ar'UTEN ':,1' ~NT AT
S ,i. 'if AN i\ ;.H _ At'lill; r~N 1'; Sl'l'T IN G
IN FRONT OF IT.
CAfl'~IN
30rlLY APfRO~CH~~.
AlliIHEN:
yes ••••
.i.(C·,{LEY: I am Captain Ro\dey of Grant' 8 .,t,.".ff.
I have been ~5ked to iilform you that you
will be .stayinc here ~J': nic;;lt :::l"ld1111
be ferried on to Pittsburg or CrumpsI03
Landing in the near futUre.
Thank you, Cap lain ••• ,..,ould you like
some coffee'?
ANH.~N:
RO;JLC:Y: YeH,
__
,~_
0
__
~_~
___
•••
_."
0'
__
Sir.
. . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
100 Catton, " Grant at 3hiloh," p. 68.
lOlFuller, Generals 2.:h:e. , p. 365.
102Catton, "Grant at 3hiloh," p. 68.
103Bradford, Battles and Leaders, p.
Thank you, 3ir.
85.
64.
~MMEN:
Lt. ~heelert will you pour the Captain
Bome coffee?
."li,~.c;L:',:; ,tJOdR3 'rfL':: COF/
GIV.6,::; 1'1.' '1'0 RC·','L£Y
.:.;~;
AND
RO ..;L';:;Y: Tlmk you.
(TC ANNl:;N) I heard you
and Gen. Grant are old friends?
,hrl":-;N: Yes, we are .~/e go back a long way.
I heard tIle General -.tas inj urad la.; t
night.
Is he all right?
DRI.NKS COF .'EE
aOWLEY: Yes, tioLhing serious.
His horse
fell and his ankle \..;a5 twisted pretty
badly, but he'll be all right.
Hets
supposed to be on crutches for a couple
of days, but 'fle' 11 i1ave to Gee about
that!
AMJ.1EN: Nothing broken, then.
Good.
night was the worst I've seen.
all we still got here t...;o days
tirn~ •
La~.:;t
~ll
a~lead
in
of
~O.vllY:
HO',J do you wean.
,ve've been lool\.ing
for you any day, fur GOllle ti;i1'J.
\-Ie 11 , I don't know about that, but
Gen. Buell gave me marching orders an
Hardh 31.
He said to r"'<3.ch '::;uvannah
about April 7, because He h'Ort',:1' t ,,,-,anted
thore uny sooner.
105
"dvij·tc:U:
Rm'jLEY: Tlta t 's s tra nge.
AHN.EN: I t r'~ally wasn't a bad march •• a fe'."
rough road, rain 1 but \'\le received a
;:;ood reception:,t'ivilians. 'l'ie di~:n't do
any record-brea.king m~,rche:':, but VI~ did
l06
quite \."el1, I thi.nk all tiing'" con:3i d::red.
RO',.JLEY: '-'Jell, thanks for the coffee, Colonel.
I'd better get back to headquarters.
The General probably has a pile of thinGS
for me to do by now, since your army
is ar-rivinc.
~MMEN:
~<tJ'dL~!:Y:
Come back for coffee any time.
I just mie;ht.
Thank you.
RO,';L.i.::Y TURN::; TO 10)';, V~,;.
Gi~'i.N!i'
ON
r ::Le,;
AND Ni-.L30
}'~l':).3
,3TH~,!.T.
:HDJ~
HIN
TO
:u-n·L:;X: (S.i.LUTi:..:.)) General~ Good to :::;ee you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ._
l04 0R ., I
l05
• . , _ _ _ o .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
,
X ,~,
.
Ib d , p. 330.
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O
328.
~._• • • • ~
..
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GRiI:T B!:IlD,3 DC;,IN 'EU
H.,fW.:.! :, rl:'H ,i..l'1J:;\,:N·
~)JLK:~
G~L~JT:
Good to see you, Jacob.
I c<.l.n' t
get down to visit now, 1 have another
engagement, but I did want to see how
you were.
AMHBN: Just fine, Sir.
il.nd 50 are my .:Jen.
we're not tired at all--I'm sure we
could march on to Pittsburg tonight if
you wanted.
GR.NT: !lYou cannot march through the swamps;
make tile troop.:; cOliort,,,,ble;
I will selld
boats for you Monday or Tuesday, or
oometil1C c3.rly i'1 th.~ ",.,reek. II
No.
"There will be no fighting at
Pittsburg Landing; we will have to go on
to Corinth, where the Rebels are forti.f:la.J..
If t 1 ey do come to at t;~,ck us, \ie
can whip them as I ;Elve twice as many
troops as I had at Fort Donelson. lI
3RldJ ..':
iHHi~~I:
....
,-Jill you have time to droy) by luter,
?
.:Jl.r.
:;70 t I don't think. so, but "be sure to
call at the Erik Hou:::e on the river tomorrow ev,,"ninr;, as I have anotncr e!1r;ag107
ement this evening."
GfL:'IT:
AMH~N:
G~'hl1'r
I'J~,VE:3
GOODBY
Ye;,,;, 3ir.
I'll Gee you tomorrow then.
... ND
RID.t;3 CFl".
DIJ·20LV.i~.
GRM;T' S Ot~'lCE. R.!II.ULS
; .. ND H()1'1 L:;Y •
R;\~iLIH;:; FINIJLES i,T ::}:.:;:,;:K it;>:]) il;'.HD.3
J? lU:·)~.;l'{ '1'(\ HC ':'I LEY.
Ri.,.ILL:::; 1..':;.V85
TL~
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H~:~'''LwY
.2l'r.~.:"T
T;,Ll~.3EH.l:-'i1
DISSC::"'VE
107llis!.
l08~.,
p.
89.
RAWLI.:S: Here,
Gener~l Gr~nt wanted you to
.send thi.s to Halleck rii3'ht away.
JOVv'lJ~Y:
(T AI: i:;,' P/, r·;',,~~) .4.11 r i61: t •
"To Halleck: I hbifC GC'=ireely the fvintc~~t
idea 0 f an at,ack (gc'1eral aIH') bei:r:g
made upon us, ~ut .,lill be ElrS'p,;; red lO:=J
should ouch a thi:1t.:; take place. II
66.
CONF.6Db;':-:j~T.E: CAMP.
GPj:,N ,~L~C6
l1'H
DIN lIh':;'; IN l'-11DDLE.
J~Hl'bTUl'T
RlIh,':; UP en CUT ~ IDE.
(;Td:;~
GbN ~',~-L:,LJ .3T >!.Nj)l.:.\G }.RO [J?'~D 1'_'. LK Il..;G •
(,:.'l~N ,~;31'LY) 'l'hese green troops are
in little shape for a battle.
BRAGG:
I don't see how we have much
choice in the matter--we're here aren't
we.
B~SCKINRIUG~:
B~;.iUH;:.,G,,~{~:
ller.~
:2CLK
. I c,
v...L ..l..A.J
31D~
TH.J
c;': C,d'.P
CI_~CI,S,
YCc,!
;)ut we don't lwve to ST'lY
•
.3 TOo:r: , 0 UT-
1-iG: .. :J IH IIt\1>jD3.
109
POLK: Oh, really, noVl, you can't be sprioua.
I 2E!. ;c,erious.
0l1r whole plGl.n
hinged on surprising the ene~y! There
is no way on God's earth tilat we can
surprise n1m now. lie has to know we're
here--he can't help but know it. I
don't se0 any alternative but to turn
around and go home.
O:';"lUa~G.d-(D:
Your e;re(;n troops v/ill ;lii',ce a
better idea of what they're supposed to
know about fishti~J a w~r!
E.,,~UiL;G,·d;):
For all I empha3i~c trainin~ and drilling, Llerc is no substitute for a bu-:tlc.
:< .man may have marched for a montil; ;·lC
)fJay know every drill formation in t11e
book, but he's ~till green u~til he's
seen anoti'1cr n:Jn i~ryin' to shat him ct:wn •••
until he's tried to SllOot that ot;l\"r !>Jan
before he Gucceeds.
No, General, I di~a5ree with you, we may
be poorly eq~iped, bein' outd food an'
all, but we've cot to tight--now or
never!
BJA3G:
B;',i, UR,:,G,.HD: How
CCl.:l
you
eXi) 8C t
men W:l0
are
so dense they don't realize you don't
throwaway rations just becnu3~ they're
heavy--how do you expect ~ to fight
10 9 ~nsc
~,.t
h 1m
' 1 , Dyew~
',
. t ness:, p. 173
----,------,-----~-
(:';Cl.'i.'.) .::tnd '.dn B. l)(;lttl,,,, W"l2:1 the
is sittin' there 1di,itin' f8r .,celU
to E1.ttClCk? ~Iow? ,J!1en t!1ey didn't :.:,et llO
into position until 4 this afternoon?
3 "VlLG ,JD:
C::',C!!ly
BH.t.:CKINEIJG':';; Sut \ve haven't r<'all;y 3,," :::
duch O~'" th'e ,~\r~1:1y.
I'hcre could be a
t:~at
chance thi:lt he doeGn't know ALL of us
are out ~ere ••.••
13-" '. Ul;' ,~;G",.lW: That' G a UliCh t ,01 im c fJ 'i ;;c,~, 3ir •
.Jlwt vJith 0ur :1]?rt firi"iLi off their \v::capons
five mi~u~cs to see if their powder
dry! fhey don't have to see us, ~lr,
t:ley C':l.ll h2Dr us!
,~ll the noise and
shouting e;oing on today waB enough to
wake :::::~:ar:.;e,iashington , himself, let
alone so~e fool Yar~ce!
flBy now they will be entrenched to the III
eyes! 11
Je don't have a choice.
~e don't have
c'10ugh mEn; the South dcesn' t have
enough men to run richt over there a!}d
get ~~ot to ]icc09 by an army that knows
'..Je're cornin'!
ev~ry
i~
JOH~~TON
BIDE
ST~~3
IN FROM OUT-
'rm; eIHeL'';:;.
LILl'L\ T:Z::'::: CLU;':.K
HL ,)ilJULD.~W).
II.£:: l·L\::; A lC;G
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JOIEJ;TON: 111 hope to find the e:'Hn",y yetl12
unprepared •••• "
General Beauregard, you drafted the
battle plans~ and you should know w~~t
is r2.uired to win a ba.ttle 'Jf .)Our
own desig~. However, I feel that you
are oVBrlooking Ole inportant factor.
Our men are ready to fight. Th~ are
in a temper for a b&ttle. rhey have
high spirits and hiSh goals.
If we turn
around now, we' 11 .kil1 tnt spirit. and
we'll kill one of the best armies I've
ever seen. If they'rE hunGr~ they can
get food from t~;,2 Yankee ca'!1ps we' 11113
ta~e tomorrow.
110
Roland, "Johnston and the 3hiloh Ga::1Ix\ ign, 11 p. 267.
lll~.
112 Ibid •
113~"
.l:!.1nsl:;: h"~m 1 t
A1:yewitness:, p. 173 •
68.
dir, everything is against us in
If we pUr3UG it, it will
l'lC~' ;:1!1 .~5-ll.iC id f~ f!..'1r t h·.) r}.:f' ~:ly ••
It:.; 11 ~~·:.):.t
-::;:u t : ,2 Y3nkees are entrenched!
B~AUR~G~nD:
thi~
?ig~t.
.F.:xcuse me, General, but my cavalry
reports otherwiae. They're not entrenched
at all. They're not even in a line of
battle to speak of. It's as though
they'rt' simply in camp waiting for
ord~rs, j1nssibly--or Buell.
FORRi.::Yl':
JC;IIN;3TO.N: Thank you, Gen. Forrest.
It seems
then, that we have a perfect situation
for an offensive on Pittsburg Lauding.
If rations are low, our ~en will eat
well enough 0'1 ca:;:>lrecl Fed~ 3.1 food.
If they've thrown away equipment, they
get what Gomeone else will throwaway
tomorrow.
Gentlemen, we have a responsibility to
the pe0ple of the 30uth--I don't need
to explcdn tilat to you.
.1e Cimnot l8t
Buell reach Grant. He will wit~in two
or three days if we don't do something
to ato? it. Gerlc'ral Beauregard, you. Gay
we call't throwaway an D.rmy to "t waiting
force, I L3ay the ,)dc~" eU'" better now
than they will be when we are outnumbered
almost two to one. ~e have to hit Grant
before Buell arrives. We have no choice!
BR:';CKINRIDG.t:
,~IJD
J3H.lGG: I a.;rcc •••
l':e ·...rill )ry ;).~:'''';'L1 t~l~
'5::.ion army
and the la~ding, forcing them into the
open. Then t.ley' 11 be on poor eroutd,
away from their gunboats and supplies.
Surrender will be inevitable. I in~end
to destroy3rtlnt' ,"; army aG an oper::.,ting
l15
force. That can be our only coal.
~TCf;~':''::Cl~:
POLK: Now that l.aukes Gense.
I c';;ree!
BR:.GG: !~nd with Gr:Lnt eLL of the ,-jay, Duell
shouldn't be hard to ~ake.
J·IJ ::S,;'rUN: Ji.:xac tly.
114CaLwn, Terrible 3wL."t .3worc: , p. 228.
115
DowdsLY, Land 'fhe;z:: FouGht ~2E.t p. 163.
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I read you
~le
communicJ tiun
JOHN:,TON:
(COJ;'l'.) from Fresident Davis.
He insists th3.t \oJe strike before tile
two columns unite. If this is w~at
the President wants, by Heaven, I'~
going to do everything in my power
to give iL to him!
"I \'lould fiGht them if t.hey 1rJere a
million t "
116
I·con.:;ider t:1C :3uoject clo[;ed. rille 117
s~lall attack at dayliGht tomorro.<I."
JO DC l:.;:i JC l~:i"; l'U:.
K'I.CK 'Ie .l.ld.::.;H.
H I:; TURN::;
flGel1tlemen, we ;,.hall e,leep in the 8
l1
enemy' Co camp tomorrow nic)'lt! 11
"::G.; lW S Hi,; LY :.';'J:' ;~::DS.i' .~,:,g~~
~LGNi
BY
TH~
FIRE.
D10 .::;0 l ..ll,~.
116
Catton, 1erriblo ;:iwift Sword, p. 228.
117 Ibid •
118 c.::t.ru:;Gn::t.m
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Ezewitness:, p. 173.
Arril 6, 1862.
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1.,
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," i"~I, .~T ~~: ,-~I-i~;3
a.,n.
G,,~l~.
C?7IG~R:
Yen, 3ir, we're r,sdy to 8GVe
at a rYlQme;lt's
CE.Lil",_·~
l·UD];:;;.) CFF. PA';;T TvlO SOLD! bR':)
c".J'\D h D 3LCPS ON TUSH.
nutl.ce.
.• Very good.
l~T 30LDL~t(:
(LOOKING DO,yN ,\'r 'ILl :3PAT'i'L.i.·u,D
'",a.3 Ge!:er.11 Cilalm·.'lrs wat,n' t
P,,,Nl',-n That
it?
2ND ;J(!}L2)L"a: You bet it \;",as.
137
I ain't nev~r seen him before.
Does he always look ~o grim?
3JLDI~R:
,;OL0I':;R: .• t 2 0 ' clock in tl::.e t)orninz, in
this rain, getting r2bdy to go into a
battle :J.t <1i:l'tll1, 1 'Noulcln't be any too
happy myself, I don't recon.
118
131 ~CLu~~~: Me neither I gU€ss.
all~
E'or"
Dj~.:.·,.JJ.
J~~~
/1,,3 .b.,..:~~ 'i.~·3
Ll~ING
rH~
~A~~O~
C
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aC~D
,·.1:0 Jr' .~:'''LD IN RV,V:..> EI'I'O I'~~l';
FC.lill,sl' ., ,lL':::CiifF,;;J) ;~ailI''::; rHc c .i?~-} ,
l.t..':"d.DY Tel
J~1~\i-;:C!1
'iliu='~
,~-,~\J.~ . {l~l).
if ,RHd,TOIt : Gvcrythinc; .; t()od r,>:l.,j,J fur ons o.f
t~e
greatest battles of the Civil
~ar
to commence.
The order~ to march had
been siven hnd. cOlntermanded due to tl~e
8xtmne darl\:l1css and rain t ;:md re r ts of
Jo;~ 'l,~ ;,[), I ::;.Jr:n.y would ::: tancl in rr::adines';
for three mOre hours until conditionsl,c
.Lj
improved.
IL::_1;. T lie l;'~-:J l: t' .-n·lI
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In t it::: Union Cct_llp ..:; all ,L"c; !)i.jC,C C ful and
',-jib1 t;le exce~tion 01' a fe'ciiJicJ::et:c;, al}.
rd"ted cO:Jlfortably •
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71.
(CC :\'.2 • )
':),J U t 3 a,m..i0n .;ral f ron tLo.:;
,·,end,:, scouts out to :-:urvc'y t.lG r~orninG'::;
situ;Jcion. :iho i.-iouldJavc: i:.;ucG;·,ed wi,at
they ltloul:i find within two or threc
120
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Dr .~,O.Ll1 'l'C
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Jld..:.,~~Tj.)·~
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riC
hour~l,
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'J;~Ft-'LY
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Lrrrld~
121
Tell General Hardee to begin his
al":v;:n:ce, Cali":;)in.
JOn~0rCN:
JCi\J1CK: It's good that the rains have stopped.
(3IG3J) ~ell, I don't ~no~ about the r~~t
of :,.rou, but I intend to have ~:;omc breakfast before t~ic Lhing ~rogres~es m~ch
further.
3R~GG:
A good idea, Sir. Sereeunt! .fix up
breakfa.st for us.
On the dGuble!
E;o;ne
3~?"3S:
.,bout 4 o'clock, ,sir.
JClii',,;l'ON: Then I ' l l GUE;iY-, we'll oe en6a~,,'~:1
by around 5, then. (TC ~:cJJ} ThiG is
:~ome bit dif i':,rcnt t:'1i.n your ullgar
plantation, isn't it
BH~GG:
(;LDi;a.
,.I:aU _~1Y
LW
GO ,,,Ll.
Br~xton?
FCRf1'S, I£CK3
(;()i:,~~S ,', '.'1 (" Y -:31--,::';;'
~:DJ=.~
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hI::)
TE~11'c.C:~.
BE.cGG:(CT~D"_~Y)
Y::;-;, ':;i1:". it i" .•. 3ut I'm
here co that I miCht keep that plantation,
3ir--aYlu 8VI2:C'jrtilij:l~; t~iat ,-_;O\~;<'~ '.IJith it!
JOE:'.:;;'.L'CN:
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p • 277.
., '1
.i.e.
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~.,.
(.>;I1.1.;:.;) The T"ei! think you're a
w. 405.
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72.
<Jc.,::;~'~'CI'~:
(CU;_'.)
ferocious old Goat ••• 1
can3e:') why!
}3:UG.~:
(.:EIL D13 F .. LII'~.Y) .Iell, I ,';U'>,: I EU.1.
I'm tou~h 30 they'll be tough.
If they're
touGh we'll win thiG ~ar unl wa ~ll ca~
keep what's ours.
I don't deny I'm
ferocious ~ t timeG-J':3pecia l1y when rjY
stoma~h'~~J~ting up; but I'm not re g ret123
ting l t , __ ,.tl ,r.
OF1:;-' . ~"\3 i:;UJ: TO JUiL~~~l'(;N,
T~l;~l; 're B3 ,~}G. BLCKIN.J\;~,l~.
JC!HI'L;rON:
"t last I've got this
:--'~'l:ly
all to-
ge L:lCr a;ld moving as a unit!
3a;:,CKIl.UDG,~:
It ha,;r:' t
be, ,,"U an ea::.y task
either, 3ir.
But I have good
officers and good men, and that makes
all the difference. Why look, on one
hand I ~lave a Louisiana sugar planter
and on the ot~er a form0r Vice President
of the United 3tates and a candidate in
the last election for fresident of the
United Jt~tes.
~~th such divar~ity of
JOHN "i,'ON: No, it haD n:;t.
talent, 1 can't lose!
~R~CKI~HIJGE:
Oh~
I have my plantation too.
I ju.L want to set ~ack to mine ~nd
have :"hi;:c:; ','jar over.
For ioor;e rcC1~;O:cJ it
s:ems to be ta~inB loncor tjan we expected
it would.
BB~GG:
I notic:.d L1C1t my<oelf!
JUDt
give me a litLls peace und quiet, good
bourbon awi ::;OUtl llor;38s, aGel 00;1n Breck I2i+
inri(i.,~e is in comple;:;e hCl.ppine~'G.
J,~.:;r;E;;nljGiJ:
That doeSl1 I t ,::;e,;m like ::;0 L'1UC~1 to
as';\: t~1e '{,'jIlkee:3 to let LlS have.
Dut L 'J
don't seem ~ll that inclined to do it.
'I'11<:,t t S I,,,hy if L:i::; :.mr la,:; t~3 for yc:.;.rs,
we'll e"durc it I :)':C:;.UCf'> \'18 ~l:J.ve no oLler
JCIL~,,'l'Cl'!:
choice!
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1221~'00 t
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:::ivil
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p. 128.
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'73.
That'::;
13.;.L,CKlt(~.nD(},';:
t'l;:.'
truth cf t ll: ,(,,,ttr!
a~ a time •••••
battle--on~
Battle by
GH.GJ: Thi3 one isn't being to be tou
toviin.
5aiCKI~~=JG~:
the?
;f,
it sura isn't.
Gr(~2n
;,:on,
~ith
all
\'i';iJ.'pon~,
aLa
Not
")b~,olete
e~cly
empty haversacks.
JUEh·i'O;\: No, Gf'l1tlerl l l 'fl, out
Be Gure of L.i..C.t!
HA.,Dc';
jll.cGG
l:'h~.l'l;
'l':~
J:JiL",TC;;
,(!'
11 .·rin it?
,c~':j)
BR~GG:
(TC B~GGXI~QID3~) Doesn't look li~e
you fE't &'Cly.
(;~HnL,) YOCl'd be '"LGO
tend to you own plate, Braxton Jr~Sg
while you can!
Mine '11 be here!
Ort,;;C:ICELUDG,:
.) -.J·"f3 __
i:T:
\i;~~l+~!'~11 • • •
::~"L-1GKI:\ .~I~')G:'~:
~l'U:~~l~{.
you.
did I tell you ':
O?:'I'.>a: .c::;v',;ryoody up! GOlile on!
..)I}'lJ,,:,:r'I:i\G I-:i.::JN
L2J JI' J--i c~ ~~,~~(j U:',:D l"JU ~)~} InG :1:1 ,-j.~
1.'(;C J~::'S1.,Y lITIj HI..:; j(;(;l'.
,'~~~.ll}~f:)
l-1.j\~OI:G
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Everybody up t
~~OR~Y:
That's the army for
you!(JT.{~TCH~~)
",
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IIp!
P,'i.R1\.:m:
~vhut
time is it?
.:r':;CH:-..Y:That don 't ma.:-;:e no difference w~en Y01J.' re
in the 1:irmy, iie1ry. ~'lO'd you .:-;i::.,_,uld :::10'.1
t:n t by now!
fl~K~H:
I just got to ale p!
r;:; i:n
t_"_:-~'~
I don't
ei t
h~?r?
slt~~
2pin I
~u~poae
w~
'on t::]<:? ...:r,.) .lnd a
C'ld
set a fire today
all ...
74.
,:on't i!1;Ji1" ~;')d,"lJ ':lill be CJ.ny
different from the l~, EO t t'.vo d~J " : . ' t
li~ :I,'_~·t '."Fe ~·}()V;} r':::·~ ~~.Lon.s ••• :~;o~n'=': of t.~l?
boys ~on't, you know.
,,/1' ::"LY: I
Leak at i '; this way, J;enry, tonit~h t
you cu.n coolt :.:111 the Y811ls:ec' r0.t~; cr~.·.. ~;'~)~~
:J:_~.:1t.
You c ..-'.n C;V()!1 ~l:i\r:) d. bed to ~:11eep
in . 0 0 there!
'foniC;:lt you'll think
t',<!l) ,lay':ci eeld rc, tin:b ,-"l(l:ol';'c",,-,in'
on the grcund W3U plenty worth it.
,~'l'G ~L;Y:
F.\.i:(i;loR: I bet I ...Till-if I';u ::;till around to
think about i:'.
Looks like i t ' , going to be a fine
fhe ~.;ky:.'ure is clc~tri:,~ o~f
iuic~ly ••
:,I',',~',:L ..;{:
day.
~TCRj,y:
It's fine with me if it don't rain
again for a Ion;.'; ti"te •• 'Say at 10)-t :;
month!
2_.'{;~,2:(:,,:JIL:G::,:r,'U'L:,j,Y
your
br:S':;:_~<:r",.,~)t,
ilL; KN;'.l~.:;\C~~) l>:['c;'s
...Ll~nry.
~)1'0REY:
This is confusin' --h;o Henry I : ir;.
th8 so~e unit!
I owear.
Now 1 know
all about Henry Parker he~et but ain't
never had much chance to find out l:.uch
",bou t Henry ,3tanley.
Hever know ••• this
could b9 ~ny la::;t ell&:lce ••• (:.L{L~:;)
;3'£ IJ".;Y: (T/';" ',::: r;:,:~'';'IION) ~\ell, 19 years ago
I waG born in'iales.
r "RK"';';d:
~=",::J
In England!
Don't you know nothin'?
:,>O:UNJ) "iell, it's near '::ngland, you
m1::~ht
stiy--on the ;",ame island U';:'OHLY
:::;T ILL L(OK'::; 131,:iL) aCr03G th ".tlan tic
Oc:~an ••• ov,,,r t:l,,,:rs \lith li'ra:lce and
dpain and all those c0untries •
.3T.'lI,!L'lY: Ye;:;, and my :-:tame waG John dowla',ds ••••
STU IUY: Your name
Wi;. '3 • • • • •
75.
ST~NI~Y:
John Rowl~nds. But I was adopted
by -'l Louisiana merchant by the name
of Henry Stanley, so I took his name.
Jell, we got separated, and I finally
got to Louisiana as a cubin boy and found
Mr. Stanley. ~hon all this CBill8 up,
I decided to join tie arm~ and I did'4?~
ahd
~TC.;~Y:
here I am!
-/
',Jell, I'll be.
We'd better <Juit talking and get our
weapons ready.
I got a feelin' 've' re
gain' to be mavin' out of here real soon.
PAHK:-':H:
aTORLY: That's some story.
You sure it's
tru8~
3'rl . . NL~i: I
(T:,KHiG Ulj HI.:; GUS) can't imagine
where they found such obsolete ~uns as
these •••• Sure it's true!
wHIL~ T IL~Y I "~L, l' ALKI NG, 'rdE
i'iEN ,\..::{;:. LO"cDViG Th2;IR ,~·t"A.Pon3.
FI1~.::;tl' TUOK ()UtI' c.L\£<'r.RIDGE
P,P;Rd:D TC.h,:::" 1'1' :!l'l'H Til ;';If~
Ti<;I~'.rH
d,{D
CC>NT)<~NTS
l:'(!JJ{.t:D
INTO i-lJ .. N /JI'I'H Rr.;.3T OF POI'lDER
HI'l'C.2.i.i}!, l·lUL,lr~L.
RM4 IT IN
tU~D .. Il,.Y'~~l!, :,{,:,DY TO GO.
3TOREY: These old flintlocks may b~ l. ,La.'
fashioned--I think that's whst ycu r~12t:;.~'!t--­
but they ~(!10C:~((o1. off rcla:1Y a :rr~d skin wilere
I come from.
::>1'"NL2Y: But tlloGe Indiana didn't
to ,::;i}oot bac'<: vtiLl.
Have t,;lms
Hayc ;:wt, b~J.t they :nade up for it!
I'll tell y.y.). th;lt!
;YI'O~-<~Y:
3TGR~Y:
Let's get
over there.
.;'l',~NL.t:Y~ (FINI.3Hr.. D fLili·,DJG)
Comin' Stanley?
Yes, I'm comille.
Cne haem' t enough time to do
any more!
anyt~li;1G
THt;; jv;OVb '1'0 PARltDb GROUND
WHL ,.6 'l'il;:.1[ f,LL I:N J..JIl'fE.
J,ID.:.:. TO
CC~E3
IN
Drb3.~.c.D.
3~N,l:L~L
HI1Wr!;r'li\.~·i
ON ~ORJE, FANCILY
C:U'1.c;H;, FOLLOl'l',':' lin'!
AIDE: General Hindem~n has just received
orders from General lJardf:'e to move out
1'0 CitPT UN ,;Hl'l'H.
125
Henry Steele Commager, (ed.), ~ Blue ~<! the ~r:a.L (New York:
Bobbs-Merril: Co., Inc. 1950),9.352.
126.~)~r llenry hor t on ,:J'vu.ll
~ t- 1 ey, .....l£
'r]
... ].'
,
f' .
I:I eury Morton
.'J.vOOLO,';.'-l.[J l.Y' ~ ~
Stanley, cd. Dorothy Stanley (New Y6rk: Haught Mifflin Co., 1909), p. 137.
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76.
within Fie next few minutes. Prepdre
and aw;;(:;' t order;3.
your;'le~l
CA.i'..
~IDS:
B.iI~,J
~'Il'~I~~~I~D.
,,3l".~l,l,.:~IY
",~~;J
.so
TC
~'~J
'fhe men art; ja,Jt abo'.lt
~~U.lH:
Sir.
~e'll
await further
Very well.
.-~..,
~1.·'1.:0\. .. ~::-1.
l' '"ady,
orcier~.
81' ,'4L.c.;I:
(i'H~)_Jli':'?UL
n
How ole=: :-.lre you,
nenry~)
~-N~LY:
No
~articulsr
rea
iO,I;
I
W&6
just
c'J.riou6.
F.:~RK,~3:
;3eventee~1.
hew old did YOLl sa.y y')U
wer,,<'
J~ .~LiY:
Nineteen.
EARh.~R:
Pretty younC to die, isn't
}p,::Kt..,R:
You think about it much?
it~
To tell the truth, I try not to,
but one just can't help it sometimes.
Nobody wants to die--least of all at 19--
STaNL~Y:
or
P~RK~R:
3T,dn·r~Y:
17 eabler!
You scared?
(THCUGliTFULLY NODVI :JG) Yes, ••• I am •
.t.'.:"I-IL~I{:
(LeOK;:) :JiJ !,'f 1;]1::.: SKY) iiin' t i t
strange, He ry, today will be one uf
the mOGt beautiful days the Lord ever
na-:le, from the looks of tte s1-~y.
'i'~lat
sun's gonna be up like it was the m_d~le
of "ummer. The trees are comin' out,
violet~ ar~ eve1' w£ierc- •••• ,')ee;:n",: to '~le
that spring should be a time of ~ro~in~-­
of new life--not dyin'.
;:3T.-~ .. 1:.Y.:
;;irCCl!l1sL-L'1C~ play havock with nature
Gometime3.
It se(~m~~, st)ring doe._;n' t ru::.lize
there'r: a \"!C',r on ....
hCIICi:,~
CF
:i!G
'v 1C1 .. ;£;,
i.l~J
l'ii:; C:LUlliJ
d' ElL F~~T, 3NILc.:~
lIlt \-lOuld oc a Good ioea to put a few
into my cap. Perhaps the Yanks won't
;:;i1oot me if the;)' so. me ,,!l\!arinc; such
flowers, they'r0 U ~ign uf peace.
77.
3T,;{':';LY: rrCapi tal,
LL.~ UJ H
· ,,',) ,ji',cL'iLEY T;j::;,:
III J-L ..X ,~_F·') l>f ~ .. l';D C.ld~::FU:Ll.Y
TU:':::l~ T L"~ ,!ICL:;;r ,,; L:re, ;' ,l ,;; 13 c ::D
I.~ J:i'~-tGi<f:':.
l'Ej,Y:JC 1,(.(,,-:'3 .'- .31T
FUliNY ."-' 'r ii~~Y ,5'J;ctiW ~JP "IT .t'UT
CF PUR,PL"::;
E:J~:CtL,0
d
fD f' ~
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I'
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L.
li'LC'~i":;iW
FLO 6) Hi G ,;;V D, IJ T HL I'.. ,; Y i',j UVI; •
31'
You;-;:now, Ile;lry, if tlle enemy were
not so near, we mi~ht be able to cheer
these fellows up.
~NJ:!.,LY:
JMI~H:
(~HCU?J)
Move out here!
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Li;;'l~, I '~r:lplor,~ ,j'Ju--':'et
UD
turn ::.;,ruu'-:d
~nd
return to Corinth while we still may.
There are skirmjsh parties everyw~er9.
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now.
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cia~ge
Gener,~l ,jrags, yo. hav(~ the
l)olk th~ center, Eardec the
3rec],:i:lriclt::e is i~. r::: '.';rve.
llCRJE.) Gen. dragg, 9repare
t;: C Cl,d vance imJnedia t ely.
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our disposition1
2
8
left':
right.
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your nc ~ for
will co-ordinate
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I'm rLnlng to tne front.
frolU
129
'+
73.
'''fcnight
\ole
will tITatcr cur horses i:1
th,,,, Tenn;,,:"see!"
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130
I'm joining my troops.
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Coffee,3ir';:
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AL:L: ON rrOR.:3::;B t~K.
J.~
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jU,3t ':00 mucn firLlg ~;oinD
tjis morning to be just ~ieket fire.
I knew I ouCht to sce for my3clf ••..
I..It. IIolid1.Y, i~ ~ppler'd r..::g'irlit.dlt U1Ld\~~r
arms yet?
o~
liOLID..:,Y:
Ye;;, they are, Sir.
I didn' t real~ think we t d get
an all out at~ack hera, b~t now I'm not
so sure.
~nyone heard yet what the
:i'fERH"ii: Good.
firinIT iR over by Prentis~'~ line~.?
(,1=, ~ .c..:..::) .,'0' 11 hear soon ~Jlough, I suppoa; •
But it':3 be:o;t to be ready fGr anytLin.:::;'.
This firing is getting heavier ••• we should
b(~ ab1..:; to find u~t ~::,;,1o~llirt(-; definite
wi1hin the next few yClrCt~:;.
Iou t\"O h;::cV(;
a ~'ood ti"~e :[J iL ti~~''lt?
neLII)· Y: dhat do
yOll
111>c'an,
Sir?
:5H:DI-1.d,J: You and Taylor. You seemed a bit
more L'lan just "happyll--was the party goed?
HOLL)"y:I'd ,'sther :1ot di:::;eu.:i';'; that, Jir, ,'Jould
you, John?
,~ll I can say if if L,;or,I~:
I hOPG it's a juiet one.
TLYI,ca:
S.'-; .'"~
c.t,;: lio\-; long :Hlve you two
b~'>l
ij.
battle,
frienC:s
anyway?
HOLL).,Y: Off and on for ten J eare; .we u;::;ed to
to livE in the>
130
Gatton, Hallowed ~und, p. 136.
;oaGe
town-moved--met aGain
79.
in college-then asain hera.
T~YIOR:
Old Holiday's the only ere who c~n
tolerate my foolishne::k for any le!li:,th
of time.
JH~mj;.r;:
'dell l-ceep out of trouble and don't
GO much noi~.:e t·, e next time you
come it".. lIBattlc HY!"!lD of the l-lepublic"
is a t;rec.t Gong, but not off pitch at
make
two in the morning!
:WLI.J,Y: (GjUinnl·:G)Ye::; 1 Sir •••• Do you. tlt:Lnk
'tIe t 11 G.L,;ht the enemy, :Sir,
I hope so, Tern.
General--thc bushes--loohCLIl):CY FiLLJ 1j'1<01-1 H13 IlC':':t:3S
\~0 ui.iD~:::D 3.JLY, -.iii ::';i:Uii/\'.N AND
C.L'liDrt,::;r,.KL C:C'hH.
'l'lIl; B'IRll;G C.:;.;·;." F~Kfcl, ~~(. it Ul" Bnm;:.-;S
IU.:.:;£; TILT G:cV::' '1\ L ti , GCV::::;H.
Al~D O'L lLR.3 o:d~,; I ::X V.::.a III DIP ell 31D:2:.
3H.c;mLH: (g;~,.~)l,\!3 cv.::::a 110LI£.1) Thor'].:l::> , are
you Elll right~:
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Ja~n them!.
He was a good man.
Had a 300d ~e~~ on his shoulders for as
young as ~e was ••••
;->c;" ;.:)~
'1.e i' h:l~ D.t HOLIDAY':;
Hi;.T
But they're all young ••••••
OFFIC i'..R ::;;ir !
Look! UGlJ:~T~rO'N,~RJ .:tLY}c..:)
All along that ridge, 3ir ••••
T~is
see.
is soine to be a big
Gcntle:nf:"n, a damn big one:
ou ..
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0 rk ,
Let'~:3
et
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T.'. . YIJ~ J: ~~::; ~·"'U.. '__· t:l'~ 0111.1 close fri,c:;nd I
ever had--like a brcther.
T~ey're
';Olll1a ;)a] for thi,s--I'm Gonoa StoC
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sir.
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we been marching like
this anyho'rT;'
~p.hcur and
a half--mayue more.
3ure is a heck of
a lot of woodn and swamp.
,3,c:;Y"lt: Since dayli.:;'ht--at lea3t
ALL DuCK FC, COV:':';R.
132
,2::·L:.n."~~:
Out of t:le fryin I pan a:1d into tnt';
fire •
••...•• Boy what a
~C1DIi::.:R:
Y~ah,
Gight~
but look over there •••
(~CI~T3)
133
,3j~,U(Li'I';".tl:
"3y the left of
compar.ie<.J, forward into line," double
quick; march!!"
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FIL,~,)
IH'ro
13 4
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0.;,,·JY.:c,R: well, this is it. (LOOKS ,,;,1' ;:iC.LlJL~H)
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F.3 ii.j GO INTr'
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6 :30 ,\ i1ij 1 35
eeL. HOOi.(E iHD.e:0 li{l:C :; :.Jl~.
He: I.,~ .Fe ,LO/"~;D BY lWNNING
Il'Il",lN'fTty.
HCC!(~c.::
Our pickets couldn I t hold them any
longer, Sir. Re~els--full scale attack!
Lt. Hoore!
,Jound the alarm!
3et t e men into line of battle im~ed­
iately!
}lj\~;NTI";,,:
NOORi<.: HUN3 DOAN LVI,~
Sl"~C LT L;:} TO Il;F:,l::::RY
FO LLO ,./ ;::;D IiI Iv, Dj
'r~I:~~2
1100RS: Get those dead and wo l.nded back out
of the ioJay!
30LIEH3: Ye,oj, Sir.
'p,Li'~'.L'L5,):
C' 1':JU'l'S ':';:0 HOOH3) How Ion,; do you
think we have?
MOORE: I don't know ••• not long, Sir!
cl~~plr:' . I:\~ Bi:::f'~lIVlOJ..:.~:
l~O 'i'JS OF CmiF'.2:Dj~,<ATr~ SOLl)I'-::RS
V13IljLC;.
(OF'
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Jir!
(POINTS TO RIDG~ OVDRHiAD.)
~ill
we be raady in
tic~,
:",~':J~':'t
0ir?
r=iJ~l'~'i'l~)_,~:
tile'll be rc:ady.
Capta.in DC~J.tmore,
send a messenger to General Smith and
General Hurlbut immediately.
Inform tilem
of our si~uation.
Bl:,;l'JTHORt:: Yes, Sir.
B,,;;~'~:rhC:.::
3.ID;~,3
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OFF
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W)~1'.c;
Nooa.r:.;:
P~~tSI'L::iS 'r,~;;T
~ie
t
re rdady, Sir ••
PRENTISs: Good job, Col. Moore; at leant they
didn't catch us in our te~~s.
Can your
men make up an advance force to give us
a bit more time':
MCO~E:
~e'll do the best we can, dir, but
there's not a gr:2.t deal t:lat can :)~ rlone ••
• • • my V:iE:llo,.:n"" '...;'.)rn O'clt.
PRZlrr 13:::>: Do your best.
GU:S INSIDE TENT TO
GZT HI~; l' l:l.IN:;~:i; NOORE R~HO UNIDS
nL EURjE AI";D =·UDi;S (lTJ'r TO
p~llNrldS
IHB FHGNT .•.. DI:30LV~.
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61~T ILLINCIS,
DIVLiCN.
M~KING
PRENTISS'
Nos'r Cl<' C,iNl? STILL
BR.~KF\ST.
~·{ccLL,::.C.E
E;'i0CH
is
COMING
our
CF 'l't;i\T
: Hey!
~:;tillwell,
your brRkfa3 t
r,~ady!
3'rILL'.1£LI, : Thanks ••• sm~~11s sood •
.:iomm: C'\RDINiI.L :~H1GI~m LOUDLY Dr 'J:'L~ ':"l~:;_~
;_3 Y T:iZ rf l~.;'JrII •
,';TILL:J..iLl..: (pon/TING }'(; Bll~D) 'l'hat bird did
it again!
L~ander, you W:. uldn' t weJi: that
bird, as you call him, to break a lLClbi t
!lOTtl would you?
He wakes the whole resiment up~'I'-!ry ;:jornl!l,~ and JUu ~Cl')':J it!
30 don't act like it \"e'G some kind CI
p~r"or.c,l offen'1,'! or;o~eLl ~'l~ •
EiWCH: Now,
.3'rIL~ . .'{:.-.LL:
'~)ird
I
·,11 I know is thc:t's
~.,,~r.' (lii ~,.<:tr!
t18
Y!oi:j,,!:.• t
loST SOLD1J!,R: (1?OL'HING COFF.::;;]:;) You ~12ar Wil.Cit
they been scoying ciDut him lately?
3TILl.,,','ELL: Hard tellin'. (POUH~5 CO~' .j::;)
1ST
,,~;D ":;:1,;'1\.1'.,';
,jL3
E!'~.:,D
30LDI~R:
It's gettin' to be a sta~din'
rem::Jrk around the camp that birJ L; a
Union Redbird .::tnd he's enlisted i;1 0'l.r
L
.
t as a mus~c~uan
,.
t'0 soU'~,c.! reve~'1'\.LU 113 0
rC'G.l.me!1
,)'I'ILLJi.!;LL: NOH I'Ve hC':trd ev'.::rythinG!
.:Jut
from the GOULd of hiG lungs, you miGht
not be far off!
JOU~:D:
tH~<D
SI1.G;:;; LOUDLY '·ND T ,~'::'N ,:/{'l)?J
POP ? P OF 3"ii,lL i,Ri;J.
ls~
SOLDI~2:Mu~t
id:l(lt
t~_~:le
is
be tu>ting powder
il1~)~Jection
uS~i~.
to(iay, anyvrc:"J'?
~ti;l~CGH:
CapLain :;.::tid i~'d b0::.ame ac~ Ci.hmYG •••
Nine 0' clock--ref;,llar Sunday inspection.
30L0~DH
BeeT
~TICKS
UP MUD-CAKED
Is·r L'OLD.GR: Looke; like I sot some work ahead
of me, before then, don't ya think',
~NOCH:
Sort of looks that way.
I.S'J:' ;:;0 l.ILn : (R~3E.s) I b~~s t
Jee you boys later.
136"
""ll1SC h'lm 1 , EyevJi tncss. p.
175.
~;et
bUGy til en.
the same
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Jure is a beautiful morning.
Yup.
If it c:;",ts very ",J,;irr:. t::L:; u:'ternoon, I
m~sht go dO"m to t:'1e creek for :L :::;wim.
'~anta. come?
:)TJILL,;l';LL: JoundG like a go,_.,d idea.
~i~;~-lt
on
':;UDD!~liLY
~n:)
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LJi J •
C?/ICi:;rt: "1-'1y God!
yet? They've
hour!,t
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1,L"
(lJ\D
L':::;J~=m:::i~
I'~li.s
b~~~
regiment not in line
f lChti!l,_; for over an
l{li)~.)
Jdm
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Yeah, and a big one too, by t
of thine"'.
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Lli~.
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COL. ·)_'1.Cc.:'
~<'T!:
:'Lo~d
a.t ',-!ill!
Load!
11
.';cu~ld
13('
:;,.iUCH: Jon' t kno':1 0 f a.nylJO:ly ',,,ho )cf,,.; '-1 ,.~ bad
t:le sense to do th.at yet! (:c:,
.~iI ;L:ltLi,J
(JOT C? T:i ... ElL'; CT ilL; 1\\( urrn)
137~~.
132 Ibid;.
84.
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of
:~unl5<:'lt
La:)!::..: like
g~ barrel~
.L :.-.:~J~a: Here they
and
r·i1. cti;l,'; off
bayonct~
•
co~~e.
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ceL. FRY: Fire at Corrll1and! ...... FIIL~!! . !
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E;"~'';: ~J:;.
GR ',]'~'I':
Good '1lOrnin t ;!
A little early in the morning to be
doing th::t, i:.,n't it';' Have you aihen'i
GR~r:
[.1:",/1.1:;;:: I've been a·.vake Glnc~) 3 o'clock
this morninG.
H:dl steamor CCl![O in
from Cairo.
'.'iell I c:Juldn't Gl)t b"ck
to sleep, so I ~ot dresaed finally and
came down here.
Captain Hillyer just
l40
50t back, did you kno •.; that';'
G1LIH: Yc-,;:, I ,J["'" hit~ on cry way down }~ere •
• . . JilL;·;; >OJ, I WEl..s exs:ectinJ;l lett c;r fro:'[
~-
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.. _._ ...
_~_._,
Jul.ia toc.;:.y.
You' ~:c.J,-;~lt 3:S",l c,ne
h~,v(~ you, John?
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'
.
,LI:<J: Y·'~'~-3, .3ir, I haV8.
I ,,)ut it in your
top debk dr0!w.'~r, ciO it I,",ouldn't c:ot lo[;t
i~l, the '3huffl() of tili::~-,3.
'!l-1:"~.;l':
,John'{al,,'lin~,
;~'ld'.!
:",'r
'·.d~
I
VlOLl~):t
by n:)\T 2:<lU I (1.
i.:; to put anythirlt;
It's (:;LlC': to get lCL-:t
TC":,
in t:.ct drawer!
.~t
in t;,3t mess!
It's
no~
t~Dt
bad!
}._A.r~T:
IJ(."
I don't ~--,Ur)1)05::'; it iG, but ::'rr: not
much of a hcu~eke~per, a~ I?
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lIIl.,LY'a-I.P9r.:_,.. L .tT DLG1{.
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C~2T.
HIL~Y~~:
rlrea~fa~t
is roady, Jir.
0::\.1'J'i:': Good.
I'm abou~ famL;hed. \'ie'vc sot
a lone day ahe~d of us a~d you hJve to start
it ,,-lith a good breakf3.c.·t! By t L ':'ay,
','!het tille is it?'
;~,;I;LL,S:
,;'bout 6 o'clock, Sir.
(,}CLi3 ';"U i.'";lH,.c:; ,\ND Sl':.:".i'LlG) Good, vJe've l
got time yet. I'm planning to move
GJLT:
headquarters to Pittsburg today. I'm
going to leave moat of the details to
you men, and I'm going to get up there
as soon 88 I fini:3h my breakfa::::t.
1/1
;~eb:-;ter, is the 'rigres[; rCCldy'? +
901.
;l~~BS(r~l-{:
Yet3, ~)ir.
Slle's under .:itoam and
waitinc at the landinG, all r~aiy to Co.
GL.NT: Good. John~ton'G cdvulry has been
just too active i~ the lasw 3 or 4 day~.
a~d I'm not going to t~kc any chances.
I'll ride out to me~t Ge~2rul 3uell and
that ;-;hould save con;Jider~'i.'ole tL:ie.
It I;; LOG bad you have to take impor tEl.nt
tiMc away from pra~3i~g natters to play
pblitical parlor ~ames with other Generals. L'...h, bu t t :lat' slife i :3u.flpose.
G~(
:,ell , it' C' v,;ry h,n] to say for :;JUre,
but cavalry activ~ty us~ally 9re~edes
some kind of adv3nce, u!'ld I (0:,' t l;,I[j!'lt
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to be caught with ny headquart2rs down
\lo.re 'dhcn I 110:::d t~ em -~..l.fJ hr.~re.
],:::'3i::e~::i
that, it's too much confu~ion sp9n~i~;
d;q,:; eJ.t ":;:l:iJoh ;).l'ld ni<~i: ts here.
There t slLi2
no point to it •
riillyer, y,)U haven't said anythinL'
about your leave y!t ••• How wa~ it?
. i..:..33T.':H:
.I~3:
Illinois is
beautif~l
tji~
ti~c
0f
'.J' ·J.r.
(},:: .:,';": It sure is.
U':'LiY _~{:
Did
:rou
get in any fii3hin I':
llo •••• I didn It, Sir.
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'Hell, I didn't expect he'd
do much fi~o:linc;, Sir.
r:ot Lli,3 trip-cD. =lillyer?
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{:=Li.~:
Hey! That's riCht!
:N01-.T if I r'3r,;.8 r tcb_r
corr2ctly, Capt0in Hillyer had a purpoce
for a~.;kin:,.)~ f\11'" ,.J. IG'-:lv~ ju,(3t \>,,r":·Lj:.;n ~:: c~j.~:.,
didn't '1(; J.D.':
h ~"~.L
],;LD!3: 'rhat's t'll1at I thougr't.
;.ell,
Lillyer'?
:iILLY .li
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aILLWJ~Y
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Jell w1at?
1-
CH(n·:.t~~
you two mind letting us in on this little
joke"?
R;'"lLIk;: Hot at 811, Colonel.
You see, it's
this '"relY.
l>'r. ~Iiliy(~r 'i.;':s t;lis very
pretty li~~le friend b~ck in Illinois ••••
:'.:.::..::.: _:.::' __ 1:
J~-rY~Tctt;:,:
everY\'lh~re
••• ;Jc carries ncr picture
•
it'H.Ei3: And \-,roll, 'illO
:l~d a, birthday camin I
up ..• oh, • • la3~ :"J2;;~·;<: :):;"~10ti'·~}-:.;.
_~Oi':l; to
l;,;,inctecn--l;-m t tLha t ribllt 1 Hillyer?
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were
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Jo::'n, eTc: NcPrL~;(J()N) if 1
n:~:;}~ you if l'S', ';J:~-~r:.:- t.i. !J.::rri~·.
,r}:~,
/,lat would yo',; !Jay?
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: Jell , I'd haVe; to so.y 19 Wi;<.S
a 't,rct ty c::",rrLcu(j:J'blc ",ce.
Yec;, I'd
have ·~o EjUJ t~~C1.t •
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.~ ".
,\.nd if you 1.--Jer.; Cl yOU:l~ l,-l~l:;l, l>-·i:l~;
to be 19, and sC8in' how as that's 3uch
a marriageable 3. i;e [;t;1cl all, ,,!riot \..;"ulcl
]J~_,I~·;,.):
you want for Jour birthday?
l~'IcPlr:.~~~~)C.N:
(:',.\UG·~LJ)
f:)~1.,
2~ ~1iC8t
de':li~~t;~r.l,
ycunz army ..:taff offir;r;r
to come all the WJY to Illinois just to
ask ne to marry bim--l EU0sa.
c;nl"'j,';OO'cl:3,
'/;.,'::;, l' ;L{: .:(;11, thu.t, ·}entl~:n(;n, is what
Captain lIil1J'"r 'Nas tl:inJdn' --ald t_:.J.t' c,
why our local nice, dedicated, courageous,
younG army ;,:taff c±,ficer too>: :'.;.'. l:j~,V;
T~.! ~'~ ~~:: he did.
con~ratul~~ions
order fer l:Iis
,.~,R)T
or
co~dole
:';_'~,ve
ces are in
young lTlan
'.,LO
trav211ed hundreds of 'iles
his hea~ on t,.~ block?
ju~t
.>i: Now t.l)t all c.epend::;
look at itl
whic:, v!14Y Y')
o:-~
to l&y
c\,.r, ';';;.3: Can't you see Lle Gen.r,~l is "k,itinb'
to heu.rdlat ~wppened?
CUP t LeCKS UP, GRINS
DILLY 3: Well, I hate to say this, but when
I asked her--she said ••••• ye ••
WEB3T~R:
3'=L2'rr IS DRINKJtG GCFY;:;~,
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Go :l,,'rc.l 3rant! (13--:: . i.'H.l,.~·~ )
Be~s ~aVd
at~acked,
sir.
Ko 3kirmish
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Lt's be off."
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1
Captain ~i.a'.,!litE, I Leed you to take a
note to GOc13r'al" Buell a 'et Helson. r:lE?
rest of you get eY8ryt:1inS ·~,'~'·8 fte',,:cI ~lbo~rd
aboard the 'I'iGr:~~.
ah J
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clo~e
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I)r tty
to the trouble, doesn't it.
.:'0 I r::
EC;;!LH P1l.~tK':::=<:
r,1archi'1(; [[L:re-; uick1y too.
(:~IL)Pi\;~.nTH
•.;{E) "rI'hol:3e are
bullets."
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L,..:,'h
LTu ,'" l"Il::LD
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~',.;~y
~:TJ'r
(J
;3iiL.'.!:"1'~lay arc at it alm;dy.
by, Ge ntlc',·"'::fl. [I
3: '.IIl:: ForwC)rc1 , \}en ~ . . l:~~·::...cn, ••••
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"I'hey fly.
bayo~ets!
TIley fly!"
3. ( ,1\ l~T i.!()
j''JLL _~u=~ ru.d..:, ';1:;3 '1'LL U:dGlf
Fe r(8~,:; '2 tiRe LJ311r;; ~;l1-~ ~;".!"J.P3.
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.3MI?H: Lie down,
~en,
and continue firing!!
90.
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;')T,iNLEy
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l:£O\·j ·:TIZJ.:1Y 0.1.'
behind this log anyw~y?
'~,iNlEY
T ('.r- -,..-- .",
1-'_ . : __
a.re ther·?
U:j
:Lork:3 like aT",und h.lclvG.
..t
1_'~,
t
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YelJ.~l •••• ~lad
:lcU can
GC(~
W~-Ul.t'::3
baing
on----almo:3t!
:; r,
)J,::, Y:
of
Hinnie bull:=' --_: tl'iJdn:.:; t:F:: 0:. :c':; rL,.i(.'
l,).:;"
t~d3
:,l',c,,!L:;Y: ]ey, old boy!
.3~LL3rl'1U1L,!,,:;
>L"l; IN F.;C.:..
u{u
Cnl;;,jT.
d,l', !:'ALL0 ,,1:1'H
::-iI;3 l"l\CE;
TO TbJ ;3KY.
r.,'.HJCi~],\y i"L:::L
ST"NJ.,," Y ~
(SHe,D?;) Henry!
~)ay
to your own business!
ON '1'0.::"
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'~'rl·~ LUG j
B;:'.L,L iUF,!:' im UII'ID..';it
c, '",
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PA.ltiC.:;':'~:
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Jeb!
':Jhere you hit!
Leg ••••. ain't too 1)8.d •••
l:""dT II: (in}I~:G) It's gettin' too hot, boy!
Come on you lilly-livered cowards!
Let's----BiJLLKI' SKIH~) on;> 'fCF CF LOG
",ED .3l'S:I~~~:"; . II': Iii ~'~ :L:;_i.:;.~.J.
HZ IJ .]rrc~Jj?~j) In 'r1-1";~ I'/lIDD11Ji:
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d.Nj) FALj,,3 D":;AD.
3Ml'I'H:
"Forward!
Foward!
on, boy.:;!
it to 'em!"
j-,tL:;CN: Heorne
i'l;J C'.?it'"N,j,:;Y , j H,':; ,)1' ."ti' 3 '1\,.'
len.,Ill') ~i'_~G:'lI'iL~ ::..,:.,.}.
l'i,Jl\';U:
II
Forward!
Let's e;ive
"Oh, ,>top, PI,Ei,.,j.E; stop a oit.
111+5
have been hurt and I can't rnove!1I
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91.
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NI~Y:
I've got to ~o, i8~~y .•.• You je
all riJht? I'll come back for you ~he~
I can •••. ,..
Jo you hav~
wat~r.
i:·;~i-ll\.,R:(E~ HUCH p"En
No,
mine cot ",h\lt
1:1ean through •••
SI'Nl,;cY: Tal-.:e Liis one then.
~):~1:UdH:
Take care •• -
J£\RD ()V~:? -:~ ,'':;L;T)
(;;nCUrrli,;G '1'(; be:
Good ltick, Henry!
MW G_cN~,L:)l'~H FILL 'fiLS dH.
STOm" iWIrS OUT nne oPc.:r·,;. F~.
FDms 3HUElF
TO L::I::
,.;TCH:;Y: "'I~hy don't you cone on, boys? You
bee t::>"~ri-' is no
~l;:;':ioer!:'
l'C)~:;,[:
"L~t":;
'~1
3'i-"3
::,lU'".:l r;t=~!lt ':'r
r.-:'-T(·ry
J~ll,
:,)l)J3! •• -luS
<-,J~'~lC!:'
For iard!
Don't gi v::
I
em
br(:athing time! II
B~U~
LINi
DcLBl,E
D13,OLV~S
JIG';';
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Gii,~:".L-I
",I'm
CC\-
H1.m.1P·;:':;~::{
T:i:.E!i, 11TH JC'Y.
3TGd~Y:
Give 'em
t~eill
:.L.:',.:"~I.::~~Y: :;1'JO
rO tflH3
not had;
3':.',N!.~I"Y:
-
of
canl'p~'3
at b3d at
hey!
Look at
.;1100oppe
run!
i~l
t,~·.Jo
:'0
! ! !
hours--
~ll.
l' m eX:1CJuc5t':.-d; New";;otc
evc'n tire";
146 1 D~
, .d•
By solly!
~cll!
blue-bellie~
fl8wton!
aren'
~
Nc".·!--
you
92.
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D" UBtd~;~ :_ '!.~::t"
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LYING UNCCK:CIOU3.
CCnF;~D~liJ,TE
l'HiKT'lfI 'TIL;
Tl'(OUPS liUliFI~LD
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H",:;;:;,..;....;NGl,;R: (OUT ",.iT Bl~,.. ,.;:"J
Col. 3tuart!
"~
Col. 3tuart!
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3J:'U.df.:' RL':;£;,:; Ii'HeN
Cu~~' III .1. i:F).
C;·.~.L{,
8CF-
ElL.; ~
Gen. l:Jre ?1tisf) [3(::~1t. ~ne to tell
you th~~ tle e'~,.emy if> attackinG' hi;. rr'':'~lt
with forcG acd to pro~are for battlel
~·~~J,~~:'~13~~~:
JTU
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Understood.
1
I hav,:; ju.t reclhive word fro:n Gen.
t~Ht
Frentis:'
~i3
t~c
~cbels
are attacking
front with srJut force.
£e are to
expect them at any tiee now.
Get the
men in line of battle ~n~ SJn~ a me~_enJer
to Gen. Mc~rth~r of Hurlbut'c divi~ion, in
Cb.se they have It 0een allcrt~cl!
l
•
Col. Jt LJ.art!
Col.
Lt?
G.aCCL::~R:
Cur pic};.et::!
ll~e;;"'vc:
ju:t rc,::<~rt,::d
a large force of 3 e bels with artillery
~dv.:lnci r~t.;
on 3Drlc .30ad •••
·~ll ri:.;rlt:
,~~:,t ... -lj-~~lJ~ :'"
rhey'rc gonna mean business.
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a~
we'll cvsr
·,.:.~~~,G~:
~~
•••.
doll, you ,-;ere ri::;ht, all rir)lt.
wi~hed you were wrcD3.
Mow I'd
",~'. :~
::3: Jtrai-;hten up that line there!
Rebs could
na· ch a whole tc~iill~.t
tru it!
c::'lLhten up!
C;{QCl{~:,H:
I :1on't L!\ill}C ::"11 eV:r 1).::
toler .te t':c.t
LAv~~N~~:
::~bic'
to
-.1:::111 • • • •
I ' l l oct we'll see if ~ll ~l_
and :3UCY talk will pull U~ out
~ell,
brassin~
of this [:less!
:~;~cc
:.:.,:\.:
11 i:3
L .•
I'/.i~;lt.i }~i~~h
C0 ::)ay to
I don't think we're ~oins to have
a lot to 3ay about it •••.• Good lick,
.t u..
.
'1-~ •••• 143
~
"~~:
.'i.J.l1""lc0!
'There's trouble Zlt l)ittsbur[;!
Confeder.:i;(:.c; arc i:t tac::il,; ,1:1 0 full
c,c~,le!
liold your divif;ion n;.:.;d.:' for
further or,l·cr:3 •
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1
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;.~ r~ ~ c..l.,
~Jrice
face!
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~2~uregard
to send stron D
the left.
'i: ~'] r,~:';:ly is
reinforce~Jlt
t:1e:':;
to
in :..;rct150
force.
J~:Hr!,;TCN:
I've got two of BrecldnridC '5' ,e; bri-
z;adc[) on t ::eir 1:I:lY u,;::< to Lick era€ on the
ri,r:;ht, but we may :lriVC to ;,hj ft t '!ern tOll:;l
~
the left.
JC'{0CN: Look
'I'HChPSCN:
Gen(;-rc.l, arc you all ri:;ht?
JCnl"'~':::'C;::
Y';s. Of course. C ',.13 EC1~'':;):,s.GY,
e,3.:;~T • • • Th::ml;;: you, Jorc~o', •
boy,
JGdNcii0~
LCOK3
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.II. di'.:.3TON: '.:.'::
r.;- ':;" ,,"rs., I:::ci 3.11;:,t 1: '" a vy
toward the cent er, don't
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qut, G'l"_r l!
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'~2hat
coin~
id
to
YUH
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Ld,,-':.:?
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::1
bit
more difficult •••
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lr>;
ordered, Sir.
V·\·-.1'~
:...c(
ci..
It
lOlJ:':"5
J.!::: tllOUt:)l thillj:;C
are Going fairly well. I don't think those
Yankee lin83 are soing to ~old much longen••
Cv UK L
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Ye3, •••
n,' ':::mi th Gent me with word that
Bolling and Turner fords are not
LD~
95.
occuppied, Sir.
JOHr~ji'ON:(nCJj,n
Ye:,
say.
thin~s
152
Thank you, Lie "t..:p.ant.
~re Goin~ Luit0 well, I'd
JO !-l);..;'i'U: l' Ulab HI" fie ~L:·}~,N!)
:JITH rlHmb:)jC~~ ~.~) JCRJC~. :)_~-
••..• Good work, men.
Keep it up
and'.'le 'II drive t}iem all tiel: way
to the ri v'~r 1
30LDI~R:
You bet we will, General!
30L~)I
,::R: Let' 6 hear it for the General!
JAM:
Seems to me we've been marching for
hours now.
Do you :sup900'3 we'll ever
get to sit down ag.in.
~~C:
I rather doubt it.
"'-'
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HI
1.3'r '1',;1;11.
;:;UPPOf~T
OF
25TH .'Lc;.Jt4fLi
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I heard Gol. i-1an(;y t ,::11 .'; 0,1(.; h'/J c.-e
,·n.: ';')i:.' t,)[':Li)v::; 31:,j-L;n.' Q
BriGade •••• There sure i~ a lot of
firing up there, i0n't there'7'
t,i,)
L,~M:
Jure is ••• Sure wish I could tell 1tlhat
on a.rout1ci here ••••
was goin'
C.F?j>~~l-~:(.:J~=C.:.,;-~_.-~)
Clo .~ e IIp
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Guide
lin t.)!
3 '1
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n d t o t hat !
;U:DY: Sure .Jid.
~~G:
I get so sick of officers Baouti~g orders
in my ear!
You'd think they didn't have
anythinz better to do •••••
SH':::LL
~kP40 D2.~
rr ~i ~i'v'i
TC. nIGaT Cd;'
ANDY: Tha-~ was pret ty clo;;e ••• (,;EII _" u)
i-
-
IJooks lil~'~ .i{jl_t'r2 ~~)'ll', ~~:;T,
··.;·.1 ;··'..r:~lj
:-0 g(:t '1 them Blue Be-llies, Hac.
;6.
:AC: You bet! C,C'~
':;",,]v1:
_. ...i,'2HLJ.-.c:.J)
Hac, your nc,t ~,carCL: like tl)'~ r '. t
us
cc~mon
mor~,18,
n~~,
of
are yuu?
GO ••••
......,
.:...'
FIlUi~8
.ILlY: Sam •••
~I.I,JY
'l'O",~{j)
FOLTS
C.iL~{~~YIl~\}
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"NDY: Look •••
,)}\.M:
I ••.
ST02J IK HI DL~ GF J~NTENCE
~~ L~ T~3 GC 3 DYITH D~AD
~i~LJ
••• recon we better hope they do
do their job well ••••
01'1 IT
,~NDY:
31'~M:
(VISBLY2 HO(,K) Ch, lJ,':r God~ •••
You'll make it, boy, if you t,,:::)
head about you ••• you'll m~(e it.
J~our
ANDY: I rton't see tow nothins C~il ~elp you
out of t:lere, .)(1((1.
I j.>:t don' i:; ,::;,~'e •••
.s,~r1:
f-;aybc not •••• l r~'con if it's your ti;;J';
it';3 .four tii;le .\'~a.'{(;C all I,'le can do
is a,sk the LorJ ;~.o.t: He C,:; r:;J..c..y
cornes and ••• f~c e .i 'L, lilc<~ ;;t :0.~1.
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York: Colli, r
i~ll ri';'h t men, thi.; is it.
GooJ
1uck, Lt':,] fc110w 8rds-rs.
Dou.le quick .53
1
and preDare to fire at CO:.! ... 0.:lcJ.•
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LOll DlhG (WI;, LOOKS UP 'ro
J J!,":; ;, 31\ IF:;:;l,' it.:::.,:.DY 1'0 S ~-{cr.t·HIJ.1,
;;;U0U:!;NLY' AIM.ES , I'Ld, FALLS
F.'llLC D ~;'l.D E;::;Foa,~ IE C,U~ FI Rf;.
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:3 ,,':IY.GR: Yeah •
.3 A.,~Y;:;H: Nothin'.
ANDY:
C'CINIING rl'O'~'~l~D GLADJ)~I\',.:) BODY)iJ3.Sn't
tha t Gen. Glad·:en';'
SAM: Looked like it--thp.re's noLhiD'
for him--c'mon!
,;~e
Qan do
,!lit/YSI?: Boy t!.1em Yanks is sneaky, ain't they'?
S;d";: ':lh8re' d you come from'?
SA~Y~R: 24Th
Alabama,
t3at'~
who you all
came up to i3u1JPort!
S:"H: I wantc-:. tMnk you again •••
::;:',vY",R: Ain't notb,in '--you keep your eye on me,
and It 11 kel!:p a look-out for you, and
both of
U6
ought to
C03e
out of
t~iE
meas
in one piece--with a little luckf
SAK: Ain't your unit tha~runl1in~ 3cured back
there?
SA~YER:
Well
~aybe
they are,
bu~
-------_..-- --------------------------
I ain't!
S~M:
Anybody know who we're fighting?
J~~Y~R:
I heard some one--G1adden, I think-cay it WiiS so:ne Union GenerD1 named
Prentiss.
I'll remember ttat __ PrcntissI
156
,;.NDY: Sam, you okay?
:)/\.'dY~H:
Yeah, thanks to J.awyer,
ANDY: ITey!
:':A',>lYER:
he~'e
•••
Ire ••••
Yeah!
Lea,rn your R0be1 yell,
Kid?
iU~DY:
1--
SA~y~a:(MOTICNING TL T2~M)
losing
o~r
unit!
Come on, weir:
de got a war to fight!
~E';;;i:;l';.i.:;'.. YYY .\I.;~":,,~HHHH cii:;~~d;:;!
ANDY LOGKL-) AT
S,~l'!;
.~lND
GRniE)
BurH RlJN .c'.FTEB .3.h;YEH
LS ()F 'ri!RB..:"; C~\:;:CllING UP dlTH
l'U00i-'5 A,iW CONFED.i::.:R""fr£.3 cn:.sING UNION .dl';iY.
DLioCL12.
15 RIDING ALONG
ilI~
?RONT
~ND
.3T01'3 TO 'i.'AIJK ',HTH G~N. HINDLI'~'i.t,; •
L1'. !,LJU~r JUDEJ UP TO
'I H."':; Gi::'::IEit~L.
IL:;:r:rO:'1 .3TO HEY
RUNS P"STiJl':::~1 'I'll:: Fl..;,G.
Excuse me, Sir, but we I ve taken the
second row of camps, Sir. ~ few
casualties, but not many.
IU.~OI~:
InNDE~'li~N:
Very good, Lieutenant.
HAGON RIJi::0 eIFF.
lfARD£.c RID:'::';':; DO,'jHl'~:~:; L~~;;;,
HJ:'.AVY FIGll'rVrG,;,~ao'I', CJ,NIUS l' j~rt, i3C DL::S II';- T II':; ,n:!:LD,
Kl'C.
COB"':;":> UP TC JOHNSTON
Tli~ BATTL3 BIXJ3LF.
Dlrt~CTING
You men t r h e enemy's
shaken!
Get out of that ravine and go
after him!
For~'iard!!! FOr'.-l<",rd!!
JCHN;YrON: All right!
v-
LJ OF HGN ;,WhlHI"G OUI' 01' ~:;"..:..
IN£; _~~m UP HiLLl'O!,f"ii:ID Y,~NK2::~
C,.,;'-lP.
JCH~'L:,TOiJ
155 1 , . d
-2.:!:.-'
t
Tucms TO HARD.;:;",:.
P•
15611°d
--2.L-, p.
Well, how iG the center holding up,
Genral?
99.
Hindeman's BriGade is doing quite
well--taey've taken the sEcond row of
camps already.
General -.iood charGe-~ iJ.
batte~on a hill--the one that was
causing so much trouble & while ago.
:I~ c1:l2turcd :::;:Lx 3:UUG with t~l:} 211.d <.lnd
27th Te!ll1C3 j(=e a'~ld t;w 16th "laoa:'la.
HARJ~E:
:
Good. That Ghould m:lli.e our 'lay
a little easier. What about casualties?
JO~nl::.\)};
HARD~E:
dell, the 6th Mississippi lost more
than 300 men killed and wounded in tlle
first charge. They only had 425 ~o
begin with, accordinG to the their commander, Col. Thorton. Col. Bate of that
157
unit was seriously wounded.
JOHNSTON: Brave men ••••.
Col. Christopher dilliams of the 27th
Alabama \·/.:.,:.s killed. Gen. viodd has been
thrown from his horse and semporarily
disabled. His surgeons say he should be
able to ride by this afternoon. Col.
Pat terson ha;o:; taJ:;:en over hiG command.
H~RDE~:
And how in Gladden's brigade
and Cleburne?
JOHN~TOH:
~oing-­
H",HDI.!;;:;: Last I knew Cleburne had
t~"le 2nd
Tennessee and the 15th Arkansas with
skirmishes in the field tryinc to outflank
the e::.emy. but ti:ey v/(:rc~ unchr h;~'.:lvy fir'~.
That waD about a half hour ago. Gladden
is hitti~~ Prentiss w~th some success, 158
but gettlng he~vy resl3tence.
JOHN,;;'I'ON: I'vell, it seema the Yanks ar", puttin,'i
up ','l. con!3iderable fL:;ht t'::li;3 moning, but
wetre win~ing, aren't we, Hardee? We
surely are!
.H.
'Ie...;, ;)ir, the
,::;uri;ly "r3!
'~gJJ.:;c.:,:
'dC.y
thinGS lool:, '",'e
J03NjTON: And just bctweell. you and me, Gen.
Hardee, we're going to win this whole
blasted war! (:'IOD,S HI': DETERNI.i~"TICH)
Sec you at the Tennessee!
JOHN:..TOI>;" HID::;;:}
FO'::·Licf.~D
DO~m
TO 'l'H2.: liEN
TIL.;
~}ULLY
157~,. , p. 568.
158,lli2,. t p. 567.
159 Ibid • , p. 1+04.
Forward, men!
Forwardl
.Aim low! 159
100.
DIS~OLV~
T0 FllTSBURG
L~~DING:
TIGRE;;)3 PULLS IN AND DOCKS,
STR;tGGI,i~R3dHC
BEGINN ING TO
.l.~D
IIILLYl.G
DISCU~SlNG
H::cVE
Gj~.J:H r~H
O~l
K~N
Rm,
il..;AY
ON TiE';
DECK OF TIGR:::S~)
~T 3ANK.
Hillyer:
Those men ••.• what are they?
~,I.ILIN3:
rrhey-' ve run away-.
They've run away!
HILLY~R:
The cOl>1a.rds!
It must be pretty bad ••••
SOUND: TERHIFIC BOOM OJ!'
i1.a'rILU~~Y.
R·:,,·JLINS: (NODDING ;\.l~D LOOKING IC,i).. ;{D THL ,suUXD)
Yea, it sounds that wuy ••.•••
TIGi:(';;':';,) DOGKS**LS OF GR.{N'r A3
HE NOVE,::' ON D3CK LEIDY TO GE'1'
OFF ,.\.;;) 300N ii.3 R:~,i.CH LllmING.
DOCK ••• 1}i::tiI.WrrO L.:rDHm
GHi...\J'r: Col. McPherSOlll., you and Captain Howleyget to worl{ and get this ammu_i tion to
the front.
You t re going to "aVe to watch
it closely- and find out which unit~ have
vl~lich kinds o:f ·.... e.'.'lpons and how mixed up
they- are. One day maybe we'll have Gt3.udardized weapons, but until then •••• You've 60
1
got a job ahead of you.
McPHERSON: Yes, Sir.
GRlI.NI':
(SHOUT;:;) CapLain Baxter!
G.L~"N'r:
Get on the Tigr':O:.:3f: and So back to Crump's
and t ~ll llfallace to march into
Pittsburg by the road ao~re~t t~c river!
L~Rding
BAXT~H:
GWI.NT:
Yes, Sir!
(INDIC;~,;.'nIG 'I'rie l1EGIMi~i..j'I'~ ,~AII'rr~G ,:;1'
TOP OF 13i"NK)
R~jLIN3:
Who a.re those men?
Two Iowa regiments, Sir.
orders and ammunition.
,Ji(OUGH'l' J:'J BIN ,{NDHDiS Ul'
''::0 'l\Lil~ TvQ .2.c;GII"li.Jl'l''::;.
GRi_NI':
~aiting
(TO 3()LDL~H3) dho ir, in command here?
JANE;) T. ::Ur;D: (.3I'.KPS J!'on'~A._'m) I am, 3ir.
6
160
Gatton, f'Grant at Shiloh," p. 70.
161Harrold Lew ,lallace, "Lew >lallace' D :March to <';niloh'bvi.sii;ecl,
Indi::;.oa Hagazine ~ Histor,;[, LIX (March, 1963), pp. 122-123.
'I
101.
GR.\l')'l': As soon as you're g;ivel1 ammunition
form your regiments across the road
<lind the landillg a.nd halt all the
fugitives that come this way. Kea9
l~'
ready lor furtll(~r orlicro. 'J:ln ':l!'c-;to;:.ld '? 0,,OFFIC~R
H~1D
•••• 1 am General Grant!
I,OCK3 AT HHIt BL,~:~[LY
SNaPS TO
ATT~NTICN
~ND
REID: Yes, Sir!
GR.:lNT IMMEDL.'.l£LY TUrtNS AND
IUD.;:;.s TOdAIW TH~; FRONT FOLLOI'hi':D
BY rv...'lLINS 2U,,:n HILLYER.
DISSOV1.c: fro B,iT1'Lr,; SCENE:lUH
t~.H.L.
'!ALL'cCE: Hold
~~J!1.LI../tCE.
:~teady,
I,tea!
Lieutenant!
Tighten up that line over there!
L3 OF R.:::B8L CHAl<GE. DRIVEN
BaCK.
\'l.1LL\CB HOLDS r,L:N
,~'23i)Y
.eUDING UP ANi) DOc'iN Tlii LEm.
LS OF GH.NT ;;'1;]) S'I'.l.FF APPH(:",CiIlNG.
HS A,3 GI:c.:~NT RIDES
UP 're ,,,',1:l,L",GE.
FIRING d:C:'\ VY
AS GLL:dH ;3Pc;,\.1(3 'tlI'I'IlI:,I_LrlCE.
WALLAC~, AND GH.LNTS i:.LU'::''::; :i.IW
GRi~N1' rHD3,) OF? TO lIUHLJ3UT.
GRJ~f;T L3il.r,;~~RING HB S,JCRD "dm
A.ND A BUF'}' .3,.Slium OLE IOi'!,i
30LD1LR SAID "(HE) dOlE AN
.AJ';Xlom) LOOK YET HOR,S NC lWIDiNC:,:; OF E.tCCI'.rEHl2i:~T OF T;.~ZP­
IJAT Ion. It ,'iNCTlir.;H S.'> ID H::; }f~::;
SHOKING .-1. GIGiiR !l3S:~l'1nm ,L5
c.cCL ;.....3 I F irE ':i;;;:~!:" ~'L\.KIHG do
ROUT IN~ IN 3P'j;CTION" AND ji'l~LT
I'HB M.t:N S&'::;l-lED FL:'l\,_;~:;ua.sD BY
163
HL:> :r-RibENCE.
SOLDII~R: (TO ]\1,1.N NEXT TO HIH) He sure does
look ca.lm, doesn't he?
:30Ljn~R
II: lSup, he Gure
this
JOL~I\]:
~OLDIER
wa~
a routirre
dOOG.
You'd think
in~pection
~r
~om~~hinf.
I wish to heck it was!
II: It caR't be too uad, or he'd be
actin' different!
JCLJILm: I recOR ••••
SHl:;LL
-----_._-_._--_._-_._._--_._--_
_-- ..
EXPLOD.~
30 Di'iD :
.•..
163 Fuller t Genrc,ralship, p. 72.
'----------_._-
.
i'EAR BY DOCK.
,-.~----------------
102.
LS OF GH,diT lUDFJG '-'IT.
G.F'
:,,~~.!
D1J~OLVE TL SHOT
GE(:~l'lri' 1'lCi;j .-LPi:]() ~_CHI?;':_T ~3H.~:;::i-
CH~~R
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DU~-,T
HIM.
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I;,) .:'...i'J _:1)
COOl, :.._":D A'r ::":A..iE.
G:ldJT:(Si"LU;:rSG) Sher::~an, hOi'; goe"
it?
3H31M~N:
~e're holding--for Dow--l can't
Gay how much longer.
'de f re putting
up a damn geod fight, I ' l l Gay that!
GRc~NT:
It looks
tiu~t
way!
~ll
in all the 6ituatioD is not
too bad, Sir.
SHSill,AN:
G.2:UJT: Good.
You rea.saure me.
Ammunition
is 01111 tJ.1C way up.
I'm goin,~' to see
Prentiss now,; you're doing a Geod
job, 3herman--a good job.
GR,NT ~nDE3 OE'E"il'.I'H S'l' ,...FF
'1'0 A CI.,~;.i.Ui;"';.
COMPLET i:::LY
OPr.:N SFj.CE ;,ND TIL:. FIRING
IJ~XTRj~hELY d,:>\VY.
GRANT
DC.;.:;3 NOr
Sl:;i.~H
TO HOi.'ICb:.
HILl'Y;',R ;\.l·W R· ::I,HIS .;C ;{RI.2:D.
(rrO HA,-J1,HiJ) I never pretended to
be a hero, but (3:BLi. EAPLCD;:;S 'ro
dIGHT) ••• this iSn't any too safe!
HILLY :·;It:
.iLvJLLSS: (B"LL srl'RIKl~3 TJE::': B,;;,,] IUJi': En!,
HOd'D i<.,·.RS) None too safe at all!
In fact ills plain suicide to
st~y
here!
!LLLLY~R:
C,;JC T:w.c{ 3~{()r .c;XPl.OD.c:S) I'm scared
to death, I don't mind tellin' you!
My Lord!
,L ..rLL:S: "'Nell, go t ell the old ?'lan to lc,OJ.ve 1 64
here, for God' a a,ike!"
HILLY ER: (;:u.:ucn;u HL~ l,iLl'lD) "'l'ell him yourself.
He'll think me afraid, and so I am, but
165
he snal'1't tllia.l.c solf'
R\"'LINS: (ANG'.L'HLR ;::;H;:;LL l~XPLCD;;;S, 'r . "-,,) :;: J.h.~
CLC.s.;:;;,-{ l"i .. ~j i ' 11:. L,-.:;rf) Yeah!
and a lot
of gooJ that will do your little friend
back in Illinois! What will she do with
a deud i0ro--tell me ~hat!
HILLY ..R:
(GUU<; .;JLICii-ll'lY, 3U'l' 3r"_AKj~;3 iILc·,D)
don't
c~,re
what you"ay, Jokn. I'm not
I
-------------------------.. ----_._----_._---164
~
Catton, fGrant at Shiloh," p.
165 Ibid •
72.
103.
going to ~ell HIM what to do!
want to move--you tell him!
If you
~,/ILIK.3:
(TlUr;n:G i:iI5:::Cl~;:.m) All ri.;htl
I'll
do juct that!
I'm not goinG to set killed
over such foolishnesci or his absentmindediles:31
"Ge!leral, \ve !:1U:.;;t leave t.'.iG plac~. It
ian't secesaary to Gt~y here.
If we do
lrJe shall be dead C::L~LL ':;;X} J l,CD':S) in 166
five minutes!"
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1,167
'1'(: Rc,n,r.,:.;) You know, it'&
almost as though he enjoyed it--the
danger I mean.
a;l\"iLn~.0:
You kno\v something, I
think he does ••••
50'i II RIDb C' .."fi'O .F'C!bLO,(\'
GRJ.wr ••• DL,;3ClVE.
1
LLL. -d.:!"cDY 1\, l~,;'rR'::;:\'J:'
j;';C Gll ,{;';J) L~.':'-l~D j"~ F_~LLIXG
b"CK.JLIGHT::"Y .,c]),LTUiWHlG
CC~';F,~D;:;,~.,':r.r; J!'Hli
6L:>'r
i:NCCh: Leander!
I,ei)nd'~r!
can hold much loncer!
L.::>,;,D:::.d: !vIe neither!
I don't think we
'fie sLi:i>.y here much lonC;t,'r
and we'll be d2ad for surel
COL. FRY: Fall back!
Fall back!
~l'~C\,;H
;!-l.~';j)_ Ll~ :':.t';D~l~~
1'\,11 oacle!
Keep firing!
.:~XCH.l~d'JiJ.P~
(jlJ'";J,!': C :'::8 d,'L.l\~,~) r aOC~£~D 110 F" TA."
iL.CK.
it::;B~ K':::;;:;I·'; DVdiCIXG.
;'::::C;[: Look !;ve' re out f~;;~nked on th'= ri,::),t!
No wonder
L~A~D~R:
i~
got so hot up there!
I was too busy loadin' and firin' to
pc<J :nuch attention •••• '''hew!
,:;;;OCH ::lell don't stop now!!!! l
Kl:.'s.F .V.LTj';:Ui,,;n;J Ul:1'l'IL H,,/\.Cfi
SUhNl'I' CF " G..;;,ii'I'Lj ~~IDGj;; I'l'
IS GOV;";;REu ;'II'rH 3:::.,L1 BRUjH.
lIe 1D .GN:CUND HEl~E.
L,MW-'.':d:
How long do ,you think we' 11 be able
to hold them?
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Ib lG.•
l67 lbid •
104.
l;NCGI1: I don't know!
L:j 01"
Tli'l~\,~~;')
F
~.Ll,n:;,::;
But th8r:"
arc
"Clre
vuou.;h of us--( IImI~~3~::J L~F'r:,,;U ~u.OHr)
B,CK
~&
DI LIJc
far as you can cce--lines of
blue!
CGLeN::':l., dL:);:;;.j UF ON GlUY RC FL.: 1:;
JdW LU.i),:,:,::;
L3 C'F
T.d::; C
nr::c
L~"
3lJ.rf.reS.
,.D,:;]: nere come's Col. Fry!
CClh~"'~Di:~~\:.:tr.ilL3
,>T.
SNOCH: Look at that!
Just look at
will you! There are enough of
too, I'd f3<J.Y.
_~ut,
the~
....
LE'~~,;),-:.11:
I see it.
L6.'~::'I~R:
Look at that "gaudy" thing, if you
I'll bet that's the Rebel flag •••
I'urns my ,storna.ch,
you want to know the truth.
l.L
F.s CF ~~l.~;Dc;:a ;i.ND ':::I\,CCH .>.3
'-,-'lEYi.'i'CH Gi~IGi'SDr~H:d'~3. crr
OF L~;'..~:D.i::a .~s a~:; 3FO'I'E; .l. l';,',N
will~
li':.:i CF l":L.:..G IK Bil'l'TL;:':. ;::;MCKE
;:;c TIllCK rl'!L'~T C.cl'.;''l' 3l~;.; l'li~
HA1'J c.~aJYn:G L.', BUT JU~~;l' '1'".::;
B;l~N~R
~LAINLY
MOVING IN A
?.v'r Jl~.aKY HO ['ION LIKL:; :'iE 168
3, ,L~d .1;'~:.J IN ;~ DOUBLS ,uICK.
ENOCH: I don't Gee any other
••••
lain' t Geen a Rebel fl:l~ b2for,'~,
;::;noc11..
I don't .uit(~ knuN .1:1-:/, but the
sight of it sort of chills my blood.
LS;·,~lD.:.;}?:
.2;I'IOCII: I kn01.... what you mean!
Look at them Reba
come.
n
stoppin' fer nothin'!
.sUDD,:;NLY ~V,·;UYBC.JY Gl~.r.3 UP
XiW itU.) lUS 'j.'O'i'lRD ?H'J R':':'R.
anywh~re
(FIR.t,,,-, ClUJ;)
They ain't
Hey! Jhat'a happenin'!
L2.:A::D:;,~:
I thiJak it's a new kind of order
of rQtreat--I'get out of here <;1.3
as you can!
~iuick
'I
BGI'H GS.i.' UP .,1Ll) ai:.:-':"R.,~\T .Hl'f.:!
O'l'tL.",h';') 1)0'1:-1 T'lE :;Of.i:i'J.JH S'fRs::..:r
QCCASIONALLY
TU~NIN3
ING ,iT THE: 1:;Ni::;NY.
LilRGJ.', 1-'1':':":;.,) T l~:".f'I'.
~ND
~1UN
F
FIR\.~T
:;-... :;;Almr~i{:
,al
I just thoucsilt!
hy knap~;,;:.ck!
letter.::; ;~ror:l home!
Ny pictures!
I just caa't leave them alll
~~GCH:
i~noch!
my
Don't be a fool!
L~.".iiDi~R:"I'm
Going hiiCk ;,cfter tllc;!'l!
"a'Ie my knapsack a!lyhow! /I
S-I'_ .. -,~:Ir.s TO
L~iil'..;'Di;H
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c '~'.il'':}1~~3
3~'tlRI'1
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p. 366.
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105.
l.!:NuCH: I
.::;IWCH Gx1INS ;\3 ~'li.,y [WII
.l,.CRC.JJ TE.':; _'L:L~)
thought ••••
,j)JU'r,~IJT Cl~.:.";:;;a:
(TO COL. FRY) "Dose are
de troops of General Hurlbut. He is
forming 3. ne',1 line derc in de bUGh."
OF BLUE.
L~~~j)~R ~~~
CIti:..t·j.i:;ri ,:;':;'.;0
GNOCH LOOK Al
,mac HE I S PO I?\,;.' DiCl •
There sure are enouSh of tieru!
"Bully for Ge;:,,:ral Hurlbut und the new
line im the bu::;h! ilaybe we'll whiP170
L~~ND~H:
'em
.3.':;~.ilJD
ri.i.;.£)T3
rRI~":';
BR':;.::'TB
~r;OCH
F~OM
Flf[NG·
i~lI'
'Ie
C.:'CH
CONFi-::J~ ~~iTl~;3
B~HINDrR~~
y<::t!1f
•.• I don't see how L i.s could have happened
Enoch!
,~ZiCCL:
He neit.her.
But it
BUTf,;
did, didn't
it!
I know 'Ih'; lldVe co fall 'J[;tck--t:,xt _::.y
,-;r'!_,II,mt.I'l t ;ill ~~l2:Y 3ay ",bout all
this back home', Wnat will they say?
:l.,_c.,~~lL.a:
It's a disgrace, that's what it is! ••• a
pure disgrace ••••
'::';IELL.S HU.RS'T
V~RY
CLO;~E
~NOCH:
Burn l':lwN 1:,K-". OFF HU?LING
ACRC3~) frIL~; FL~LD •• DISSCLVE.
2:NGCH :i~~D L,.~;amr,.l< wALKING
l'O.~id:ID 'l'II';:; ;:<E>~ R ;rJl'I'1l l' HEIR
UNIT.
Let's get out of here!
at l,.::ast we ain't rUD:1in' no more.
thought my side was gOiloa burst, it
hurt so bad from runnin'!
;mOCH:,~'ell
I
I t
mif' take, "'<;noch, we may be wS.J.kin'
but the battle's b~ck there, and we're
L':;" ':D1:':,: Don
goin' t.,)e oppo3ite direction.
In plai:-l
language, we're runnin' away!
I gues~ you1re rl;ht, but we ain't got
anythiR' to say abo.lt '",hich way we're
~NCCH:
goia' •••••
Li:.ASDElt: Just W'ai t till the folks b<~ck home
hear we ran half a mile and let thc~e
Reb,s tak~ur cwnp!
You jUfit wait. liot-J
are thc~~e folks gonna hold their h'!Sl.ds
up? How are we gonna hold our heads up?
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17
r- . 1
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p.
362.
._-_._._------
106.
It's a diG~race, that's what it is, and
I can't help it, it don't;et well with
me at all •••
It wouldn! t set any bcttE:r, I don't
suppose, r you wa3 dead, would it?
£I1CCIi;:'
.L;';AND.:.;.i~(LCOK:
Hlf'ii S"u.:dE EJ 1',1.:, ;;Y'::;) So:nctimes
it's better to be dead--so long as you're
not shot 'wi th your tuil to the cmemy
that's 3hootin' you1
I'm gonna see if I can't find some
water ••• wan"a corne?
2N0CE: No, you go on.
Two of
UB
might get
caught. I ain't thirs,y anyhow •••
and if I get that way, I got wuter here.
L:;,'dr~E~1:
SLO:;::; CDI' OF '::':H..:::
~:t~i{t\'~ ,~iI'~D C.'d\:l:~;N,:.~ :fCLLO',NT3 T~-l"~r~'l
Dc,:j~l TJi..:. ~(C ,~D A BIT. LE.i.Lu~:H
G0'~;,:l 'l'IIi~CUGH BU3I·l;:::S I1iTO A
Lli'I'L~ l-lCLLC.; LCCKn:3 FC,P
;,1.i..tl.~~1:( •
E'E;"Ll,Y iI~':j) " LIl'TLZ POCL;
All right ••• see you
la~::r
•••
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CRA11: .~H: No need of dat, sooier!
;lDJUl',:liH'
Ll~;,,\;;1L,a
CjL,i·:_~;:t ON fK;]1""o
if IJl.3~Y .-;SLI...:VL::D.
L':;,UTD.:;1: You
G~ve
;l1C
a :::;trt, .::'djutant!
CRj,f;sa: I co:.;t
'ave ~jULOt a::.; eJ :i.ly been d
Rebel and you vculd be det by now •••
FRe;·l ,peeL.
L:,;,'\;m'::::R: I know.
I )-:now ••• 1Ii~djutant, "'ihat
does t L, mean o,.tr having to run LhiG
17l
'.:ay? ,'>in t t "le ',-lhipped '?"
CRAM~~
BLOj,3 THE
HI,S hU:,1'.,Cll.c;
.:,~m
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'd
7.63 •
~., p.:;
10'1.
no; dat is all right.
~e yoost fell
back to form on t:te r . "; crv!!.
3hencrol
Buell waG cro63ing der river mit 50,000
men unrl vil1 be here poaty quick; and
3hent~ral Lew VallaCe 1::; coming <l}) f::-CLl
Grumps m~t 15,000 more.
Ve vips 'em; 172
'Ie vip8 'em. Go to your gompany •••••• "
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CFF.
,3U),!LY 1.")IGK3 Ul" HI}
H:. .'l' .. L\D d':' .·"lt'i'3 J3 c.GK UP I'lL:::
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LOOK.::; AT
3L1Lb'S HI~3 l-1.\'T iI.Gc'l.l'L~ r
L.:~;Jc,iDJ.;;.R
Hl~
RIDING UP HI="L
JI~E
IN
DISPAR~
~RD
1 .:"c.';;;[Jti:",'
. "~,"-'
(l'UT~'
I"-rl.:ga t e L canter
'I
. 't'11we 11 ••
L::"l~"It''')
.'''..:1
;)'~
•• • 61st Illinois, 2nd BriGade, 6th Dividon
General Prentiss commandinG ••• 1 wond~r
what the papera will have to say a~cu:
u3----they ran a mile and a half ••..
••..•• How can lIe knoww'!'ll whip tr,ern<;
How can he know? Gen. B. M. Prentiss,
I sure hop"; you knov~ \!~1at yo·c.'rc-; {1oii1~; •••
I sure hope you know, 'cause I sure aD
hell don't •••••
013-
GUST AId) B.i-::UN:3 TO CLIHB 'flE
HILI.•••••
DL'JOl.V:'~
,3,CKfC
mnT.
ENOCH M~~llI~G ~ITH REw~ OF
CCWNN. LL~~W.L::R \;;iTCE.::';,; lJF.
~NCCtl:
Did you get your drink?
COL. ih0L;CN r-lILL::;T-1 ~~L)":;5
w~)cUICKLY fUm };ULL~) UF
r:;ITCCH: Hey, W;lat's Col. Nillc:r doing in
such a hurry?
'falking to Col. Fry about something.
He'c the brigade command,;)r, ;:;0 it :nu."it
ba importa:lt.
l,,:::,,:;r,~;~:
~ILL~.
LIN~
RID~S
J,~CK
DC~N
TH~
AND F3Y
COM~
CV~R
TG
FRY: ,ie'vc been detu ched from Prentis,s, men.
~e'r2 ordered t~ support a battery on
the
.1<\::,/1 Lwi,D3 ',L':.E li;~ Y ~:,: r D
F;'.;"L Il~ n.";EIN') ~rDI.
ri~ht.
Let'a go •
1",' , ' ,
l'j~;'
•.• It's on the top of thLj Glope, so
keep your heudo down.
~'il~l~' C:"',rIJiB i:HL .";LC"<Z, BULLL'J:.S
130.6.6 C Vj~R~J.>;).
;2;C}C;:: He,]"
t!le Col. \'/;:U::; ri,;ht!
If you ;1U'-;
:~;lG hill, you can 1.,hoot at tne Rebs down
tl1ere, but their miRnie balls go right
over your
172 Ibid •
--------------_•..._..
:1'~8d!
103.
,~ell, don't let your i1<':3.d ;set too
big, or .:;mme Johnny 'II ;:::;hoot if off
~_;,,-,~m;~H:
fer ya!
~NCCH:
Oooooh!
Ain't you the pleasant onel
L;:;,c,iWJ.C,R: (:F'(;l~;fING UVc,l< r(: CLUMi1 Vi!' 'rRL".3)
J:;noch!
Look!
Ain't that Gen:,mJ.. Ur<:l.nt:
iNOCEi: By golly, it sure loobj like him!
G1Ll.rI' IJ HI I'.iIc.: CL~:.;n.L;G
ClJUC:2;I;TJ:hT IhG ON THI: B,~Tl'L~.
E'IiL"LLY iL~',~,""nL) G~)-.:;.~ c2Ci :lIN
.i.ND POLiT.,) ':W S/.F ":':l( i'e< lIleD
" :.: JE~?'r ~)? I~L:~Y".rT'~ Blc"nHG173
Ol'F1l1~
'r'Jr~)
l.JJ!
l.i.t;-CL':;;.
He's gonna Get him;:;elf killed if he
stays there!
L:;;~UD •.2:
I don't know haw a ma.n c::n haVe (:',Qu[';h
;sense to run an army, if he don't even
know to get out of t:-1C \"ay of ;::;hell and
shot! T1at's plain crazy!
~NOCH:
Dut look! He doean't 3eem to noLice
it--complete indifference!!t One of his
st~ff i~ aettin' him out of tierc •••
L£l~D~R:
that IS <jood.
GR;:;'r JL'W ;::J' Jni'~~lD-, R',CK
INTO T::.: _,.CODS, DLiilPl:' t;1?
SHCI' Bua3'r ov;:;mL;,D, 'r:dY
G~~i, UND,
Tho~e're ~ebels down there, and if we
don't get dOevn to bLl.:ii~(:;.;;"" He're .;onl'l.a
have a mess on 0~~ ~a~dG!
~aOCH:
HUG
L:,;LTD,:d:
LS OF CCNI",::Ui"R,I.T:':3 rl'HYI:~G TG
T.,K";; I'll,'; B,d'I'r;RY AND H3 OF
..::~i'IC:CH
.c\:,;D
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Enoch, I believe you're rig-ht!
109.
RV,;S Ci" diilL::
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J.'~
,JG~r?L).iO;:~:v/hi:it
lA~~8.~·~.sr~'r:
L~
it, Capt. Lucl,;:ett'l
'l'he 1-_:leE~~r i
,~.-;tron,~l:/
.L)O~=:.t,,~r.~
01l
:~'-~~~
;::5 r, JrL:;t :..J ~Tt)l{ L'l·;-) .ct.;(. The,/
are givin' us quite 2 bit of trouble •••
l·~.ft,
~ICKLIFi~t
Preston!
RiJe back
and order Brecki;',ridge to move to the
left!
JGH~31C~:
TH05~
T~C
GOVt:RHC~
HI~~
H.:"lU13
CfF.
lED;~3
!jl
TO
JCHj'lSTOl:' •
Jcm;·" ?CN = Not right now, Governor ••• H:lat a
mC[js!
JOHK3ro~:
HHh'l\;, TO.,; dW
Look at that!
B'L'L.~.
I can't believe t:le confusion! Bragg'r;
lin"", hac:; advcmce throu.,,;'ll Hardee';:, until
the two are completely inter~:lin6lcd! Now
how do you keep an order 0f command in
a situation like that? flow? Comuand
arr;;< g'ements are completely d~i_;:,:olvedf
I don't under"tand it, yet we're Hinning!
No one c~n deny th~t •••• it's costing a
terri~le
price, but we're winning!
I've got to check
the36
lin0s.
The left
should be doing better now ••• I may not
need Brackinridge's forcos over there
after all ••••
17
4
nw-
LH•. :, SL..:"KIiIG ',iT2H 'l'H:~
IVIDUd, CFFICj~r~;;; ,:;D) C: L',\XD-
JCHN.~0N:
It looke now like the left ic doing
all.riGht t but the riGht i~, stopped
completely.
------------,------------------------------------------------------174Catton, Terrible Swift Sword,
~.
232.
110.
ILL·UL5: I agree, 3ir.
G~almer5
l'ho ri;;ht is ba").
and Jackson arc havinc a bad
tim::: or it.
right! We're coin~ to Bake
thc.it t~lC focal point of Lhe battle!
Pre,;ton! Go b~ck an] get Breckinridge
and t:;;ll him we need him--more of his
troop:::: on the right!
..ilD.w,:; CFF
JCliN~~ON:
Here comes a rCGervo unit now; I'll
movo theJ7l into 'position my::::elf •••
You wai t Lel'''~ Harris for any new inform3tio~1.
I'll be righL back. "I" few
more char,;es and t;le day ie, ours."
175
JCH~~~OK TU~N6
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HId HORJE
lUD;:;:..; B, Ctc '1'0
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Come
JChf'~"", 1"0i'~
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HID~3
P:'~~:;T
F'l--{C:~':2
3 j~..j
~t;!.~ C(;, Ul<;lG.~r~:! ~l";'J:
II
iii.;:.Y
L0t'S go get those Yankees!
HA:'-{~{I~
TiL £h,GHLc;ST TC;';
l'}L~,
o~Men!
FL~,Jl)OIJD
I~.s:-;. D I
,~~')
TO
LY .
DL.:',.3C.L V1:••
FRJ::.N'l*US 'JIVI,JI l'{ ]T;L.liiIli3
J"CK.
eeL. II;[~DL)Ofi I'iILL"::R
MIL~~R: ~he
61st Illinois ism it~ way.
Col. Jacob Fry is taking llwm OVCT to
the battery right now.
I'm going to lwte to lo"e;~;.u.t unit ••
Col. Fry ••• For an untra~ned group
t4ey fou,)ct extremely ViGIl. ri.hh, but
they were needed elsewhere. If that 176
battery doesn't hold ••••
h~l~~'Lrr,",::
a~d
MILL~R:
LJ
Yes, Sir.
~.F
U1HCN THCC'P0 F/d.I.ING
lLCt., BUT ?L<H:G ,,)T.LLI
•• Do you have any idea
to
~ake
rJHLN'rIJ~):
:I.S
w~en
300n
as
we find an adequate place •••
1'l5ltolla;,d, IIJohns ton and the Shiloh Campaign, II :p. 376.
1762-f~'t
I ,t
X J.,
. 279
.
.
•
we'r0 Goins
a stand, 5ir?
Ill.
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I-IUC.::!.;:.: ;jir, I've found ;-' plsc8 •
we cc::n hold_ t
PR~iTI~~:
Good,
c::~
wher~
I ·chillk
,)1 f!
i~
itf
HeCRE: Abou l; a qUdrLor of <... i1il·, furtUd'
back.
A road--lllore
lw
a cow path
actually, but itt:" sunken, ju:::t enough
to offer good cov~r I think, and tnerets
a rail f~nce on t~c Conf0Jer~te side,
and a largu field they'll have to cross.
P~-{61;TL:; ..!:
And behind it?
MOO]~:
Fore~t, 3ir; it's pretty thick, but
it will offer ~ore cover if we n0cd it •••
1, ',: :,i'·;TL-;,j: Good . de '11 rccr"up at the Sunken
Road. Get the urtillery ba.ck t~ler .. to
cover our troops 3S t~cy creiS t~ut field!
MOOi"::'::: Y8,;, Sid
'l1B..:::; FIFTH ClitlO R,'l'T;my
... Ca~tain Hickenloopcr!
Get your
battery back there to the road and prepar,~
to cover!
l-ilGlC::;ljLCG~)i~J:
Y~2,
J:i.r!
('iTLL.) 1'0
i:, ..:3)
iJieu-
tC'W.'lt!
F_:LN'I'Ii33: ',;.Ii.L.·,allace i8 over to our
rL:','ht t we should ,;;et f3U 1;l)crt from him,
and from the looks of thing"" Hurlbut
could malce a stand down the road on the
left.
B~CK.
MOORE: Looks that wuy, Sir.
HIGj-·~.~:;Jj:CP;C:~,-{:
The batte:ry is
ne::l1~f
in
pl.s_c~,
3ir.
~~£~TISS:
Very good •
.... _Here come the sen!
Give them cover!
IVi_;\..~.:J.i~ -.3 C F' l'·i_~~\J II~ "81.) U L~ CC l~i~
l-C"lJi{EJG ,1CHC3;) TIL~ ?I.I:;LD
Ed.THE:r O::JLY 1'C TUEI·; !cND
F'Il-tj~.
.JS ur' l{~'::_~. .9 J.i'ID r\:J'.i~:~j·~
AS l!~ToJ ~t.: _Li:; ()\T~~R TII~ I-i.'\.II,
F~HJE rrCj ?II'I~) CC\V=I~.
..
HC(,'·h:
(pCI!'ri:'E~3 :El:
Sir!
L:.,~'T
Hurlbut and
.• JJ
-11.",1')
~allace!
Look!
1 _,
?
.L~
•
F3 CF iIIC.i<.,·;:iIJ)CPl;;H _-iT B,TTJ~iiY •
.-cRT ILL';:;i~Y IN.:.;or;,i l' r~.'r U,; ,,;.
('rc J.idi j\'::;;Cl' TO :UE) Look at
Pren tiGs!
I nev·;r ;:,;- W iJUCl1 r8;3tls'ss
ellersy!{e';:; a man ~vho takes iLs job
GClTl1est1y, I'll tell you tllat!
~-lICK.j;lLCC1ER:
~Ho'r
_,~~'~D
O~"J
OF Pit!c:N:::Il:);:; i'IO-r::NG UP
Tiii; L,IT;,~, G~~II\'i LOOK
iT '.:-, C"::, CC NC ~l\I'..:~ ~illi\4G.
DG/~11
j'1 I~~
l'l,4.1·J: He's got eut-:, I say thot for him!
gumption!
i-{ec:l
FS A3 COL. NADIJON lJilJLi';R 1.3
ORDLc:H:; ru ''.u~N, FLi~CD;G
IN P.ROPLR. IDC~TI(N~'17Q
Gi\fL~G
Ti~M
HE l~ COOL, C~IM.
LF
~d
~HOL~
.l.'::':~lCD
IIJ~.GN
ell"~
LI~~
iL:=",·.i.'IV":':UI;:>;1'.
IN tiC ',D,
3u~;v
~
.. GHC31
C}iJ ;:.:TO:i
~CHS
R.:::: ..JY ,,~~'rEL,r:l
1
BLFC~<-':;
179
iti. ..:Avl.
;;ILLEH: The men are r'2ady ,.sir.
P·.ii:2,TI:3S: jell, thut's good, for tie "~ebels
should be comin' out of tllo e woods juc-;t
any time no"".
r·1C:01U: Look, Sir!
L3 OF ,JOOl) , I. Hb;) CJ'
LJ·'L:.. ~~G~:'
~;;LO,;IJY
:rJ::"'N",Ji)~;..:.NI.Y
;~
Her
they come!
G.;~JlY
F20N 'rlL.:.:
TJL-~Y
fCO:)':;.
B:L",K I::iTC
~d~J.l.{G.~.
F J l,F dI0K.r.:r;u:cp ;·;rt ,"..::' a 'c'fT ,;:;RY
,.ND i!.L:':" GUN..; FIRING In.VLF ID
SUCCK;SION!
L3 CF FIBLD,
bJC1LC;)ING :~ rtC ~.'.
CCI'./I~D~],~:;1.i3
F~,LL B'LCK
UICKLY.
F0 0.H' U;'!I01~ I'1~OOi:<~ Cll.f~~JL~II'J0.
i;jJ CIj1 iilCl~~.;1'~~0C~ ,:;l{, J:~1"lILS.2,
"".'l..TIJi'I:'.D '.iIT." ',,·Oi.~C
PR~NTIJ3:
178~, I, X,
i, 279.
179 ~inGchiml, :~Y0wi,tne~q,,:, p. 187.
Get ready, men; tley'll be back!
113.
BE.JJ
;;i:'rlL~
TJ~
NEXT
,;~·Jj),\AIT
DC;iN
Cfu~RGE.
'F'OR
r:~
180
,If':"I,::;,; : (jn::L:': i L ' , : . L ;;: j'l,UT?":;::7.) Good
job, Captcin, Seo
jo~!
Ye,c:., I know.
I could 8 L,nd a
noise ri,,::ht now, I think.
b.elp
ease the tension.
.p.i{~;;n'LL;:
li'~tle
L;:i
(:li'
FE;LD .•• BOL'I~i) IN :nLL
GH"..:iJ
HICKZ;UGOP,:.\ LOOKS ;"CaCS3
~ICK~NLCOP~R:
•••
u~:.;
yeah •••••
'rhe:{' re (3;oins to ~'jUVP
out cf h'"-)Y'<-!, ~ j.:i~2-~ . . J~.
It
_)<';';':1.3'): You bet they will.
tro1.1blt~
'v~elve
1~:c.ocki2:?;
Got to
hold this position ••• I'm sick of running
if you want to know the truth of the
matter!
HICKHNI,OOl-' lC;f/: (i.;;ULUG) You said it, General!
~e're all with you, om,hundred per cent!
MOO~~'::::
LS OE'
FI~LD,
Here they come again!
R'::::BEL GII/.RG':':;.
TJIS TIM':':;
.FiGHT LONGr;](.
ARTILL~HY,
TH~Y
,",'3 C1 l"L:;;;'J AT ROleD BRING
.tlS F:.!.31 _r1.~; I'()~,)<_:IBL;~·~.
GEI'{~ . .~.hL
3_'iTri.l:L~
SC_::;:·~E.
KILLSR: (TO MOORE) Those Reba don't give up
e:Clsy, do they:
UOO~B:
Eo, tncy don't--but neither do we!
iii:;,j 'rROGP3 A.PPl1'(I;,CH F:.tCH
R~Ai{.
COLONEL HBPO"ctTS
're
FR=.;NTrsS.
TIND eLL: 23rd I-iissouri t reporting;, Sir.
Col. Tindall commanding.
Pt?ENTIB3: Good. Glad ttl llave you, rrindall.
I'm Gen. Prentiss. Take your company
to t'''1,2 left; :";aptain Dictmoor(; of l.1y
~taff
TIND~LL:
l- 2i~jJTl;::;3:
will show you.
181
Yes, Sir.
(;3H.O'G L\;) I:3i:ltmore!
i
Capt. Bintmore!
--"-------------------------------180 Ib · "
~.
l8l~, I, X, i,
pp. 278-230.
114.
Pi{d~'i'L;,~:
Captai~1, t3k,~ C,11. 'l'L:tdall il'!rt
;~1d
tJe 23rd 1'1i3'J:::JUri to ;;It; .1.:.::c't .in~l ,'iL;"
in that "Teak spot over t:, 8re!
BINTH08G: Ye,:3, Sir.
way, Sir.
('rUl"WS TO THID;',LL) This
Th;:;Y MOV.~ '1'8 i:rIi~, LEFT ,Uin
PHi,NTI",.) FGC1)SED HIS ':l.TTi-~~n.'­
J.C'~'; 'ro l'.=:t.i.-i: lI.;;LD 1iG,~ n;.
F~ElrrI,,;:
(TL':U:J 'I'C S.~E: G:=(I'T
Tbank you, Lieu b,nant.
G~~NT:
You've got a good
~pot
'l}~i']C,CIEI';G)
here,
BrentiE~.
Ye3, oir, :JUt thc;3e Confcdel·,~t':;G
aren't giving us much peace. You C0n 3ee
all of my men from here. The 5th
Ohio Battery is doinG a fine job for
us. Hurlbut is 0;;, the left, a:Hi ~'iallace
is on the ribLt.
P~LN'J:'L:l):
GH
Yes, I see. I like your ~lacc~snt
hero, Prenti2:~. It's very good.
N~:
I could u:::;e sane
here,Sir.
PR~~~J'l'L.i.3:
rei;lforcen,,~:
>Jhy don't you Bc;k '.~allClce.
could spare you a regiment.
G~UUT:
F~<LlrI'lJ:J:
L:;
I thi:1k he
Thank yuu, Sir.
Very well then. I must tell you one
thing though, Gen~ral Prentiss, you must
maintain thi.C3 po::;;ition at all hazard">!
GR~NT:
Understood?
PJ~~rI33:
Yec, Sir.
At all hazards.
3ir.
G~.NT:
Good!
on the
G~-t'4NT
j~l'~D
l:~UC J~~l~
il.'~IIK.3
Our whole position is depending
y.:>u '.lake here!
sta~,d
..:)'.L'".Fli' RID.i~ C~Fl.
11'C
E.IC1<~~~~~.JC~,:'r -'_~~
E.CDii":;:
I wonder \"hut Grant ,.;anted':
ill CK~~,l;LCvF:::;~~: I don I t know, pro ba oly j Uf.i t
checking on us--rrwke ~3ure I,:e don't
run any further ••••
~oo~~:
lie neudn't worry.
anoth·"r foot 1 !
~e're
not running
._------_. _._-_._,,_.
EIJ:GK,,:,ll,UC:Fc,]: Did you nof:ice tL0,t
~;tranG'':;
sound durins the fight? Buzzing ~ort of ••
I could hear it even over th0 cannon,
and that's sayin' :~:omethi '1t;!
HIC;K~iUOOPJ.:;J:
Yes!
I h ~:ard.
MCCR~:
'l':lat'r; it!
i L~
That'" '.11lat
"~'Iha twas
Minnie bullo whippin' throuGh
th8~e
trees!
They hit 'em, ric6chet off tiem,
that's the noise.
Th °,A: COlf,o;der."te;"
wer0 firing ~o fust you didn't h~ur ju~t
OlW sound, but GO many it ijounued like
hornets!
3ICKHNL()UP~·,R:
(;HI'-I.K_~.;) lllJ iii.:;.j))
'I'her·.:: !";light
not be much left of t{l(3,t for·C):::;t by Lile
time we all are done with it.
I don't reccn there will be.
Some
of tho:;;e trees already nave U:eir tops
blown off from 3~Ot and shellE ••• parts
arc caught on fire.
If ,'Ie .9..£ have to
retreat, try to keep the men from cutting
MOCRE:
through tillt m::..y.
UH~y
If tIley get 'Nounded,
might burn to
just
(;c~,;;h
in
tl1'~re
before anybody could set to tl:cm.
I can
think of better ways to meet my maker.
RIC1(t:;I:::;:,CC:?"j~:
Me too.
sound like
:iTornets •••• it
~"ure
did
horn~ts!
~he men do>m the line are beto cull this place the Hornet's
Nest •. Goed naille, huh?
i',COIL: 30me of
ginnin~
,-Jell, it fi1.;;;;!
will i3tick'+'
IUCKLULCm)'~JH:
I wonder if it
Probably. ~very place has to have a
8
l
name, a~d that'~ as ~ood aG any, I guess. 2
~GOdE:
C(.~\lF~'~J .j. ~ti._='~:)
Ili.;c; .i"I.:.:;LD.
rtUS:1
~i.C~~~Oi}~·:;
;n.":;(;:;I;I,GO:P::..H: ,{ell, here they cor.:1e again .... I
wish they would gp s0~ewhere else!
116.
Gl:L.1.1~·ll:
Llj>~,~.~.,_)
UP .J.:\~'} j)~)ilr.. ~
,('1 ~_; H 3 r;.~ : ~'.;?
l"~0·ll~·J!.3
T
~ i..i:~~';jJ
T._~..'.:
it;\.:LH;3: Gen:l"u.l 3her:'1un, ;~ir. He'::.; IE,d to
f,,"ll bLck. T\tw ret';irn""nt of lIil,:;·~br'-'-nds
briCsd€ :~ll ~)art and wi~~ ~upt~i~
Jeter W~G killed hi5 whole batter fled
in terror.
They abandoned five ~un2,
Sir! --without firing a ~,'lOt! Hilde1rond' s
rc'eirnel.::t is cone, ::.n.1t he
t
st~~>.lil1[£' ~ . .Jitll
;.:
McDowell and Buckland--they're still113
organized but falling back.
U
G~LNT:
Thank yo',], John.·;e' d best get up
and see how the si~aation looks.
t~ere
TUlN TG
dID~
8FF,
DI~~O~VE.
fHCGP3 OF 55th ILLINOIS LIJED
.'---:-' •. )\. ,,J'
~..I-
".
3~ . .L·;~(.
G'~-L.
3TU,'iR1'
o;~
DLi..l::CTDG lLTl'Lb.
LOONI:): Ye' ,
S:;:'U:"~~T:
-,'
I
v~r.
'I'ell Hurlbut to advance im::lediately!
left i~ turning u~d We ~c~d
~rentis2'
hie :nen!
LOGMI5: Yes, Jir!
LOGhlS :aID':;;:.;; Ui"f.
L3 C? ;'~i~lJ
II~ LL-:::; ,'i_d'l'ING _?CR H:-::.; .\;3~).b.el/~.
l001'1
Ir\~
en
L:·,,·r·~_~;~·)C~~
J.l . .~~~;J1.i,L";CI~: 'I'!1at was sOf;~<:~tl·~in,.:,
:; urni:1(; t ~il .3.'tl runnin.;
t
1
.",)
.•
:,)
'L~:)::;13
li:~\~t; ·~:t
!
Don't build your hopes up--tbey
were probably new men too. They're not
about to give up yet!
C;QOK~U:
CRCOK~d:
__ •
18 30 -,
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,A,~,
134,_.
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"
r.;~nscluml,
.
__
0-
_
.,
___
- __ • _ _ -
They'll
b~
back!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
249-250.
liThe 55th Illinois at Shiloh," p. 200.