Union Army Reorganizes for Scramble to Pittsburg Landing
The War Department approves consolidation of Buell and Halleck's forces with Buell marching from Nashville to Savanna on March 15. Grant arrives March 17 at Savanna and orders concentration. Pittsburg Landing chosen. Len Wallace's division guards Crump's Landing and road to Purdy while Sherman coördinates regiments. Grant and Halleck clash on strategy as Prentiss forms two brigades into the new Sixth division by March 25.
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War Department
Buell
Halleck
Savanna
Florence
Tennessee
Johnston
Beauregard
Corinth
Nashville
Grant
Smith
Pittsburg
Len. Wallace
Crump
Purdy
Visi
Sherman
Cooceur
Prentiss
Military moves shape Union control across Kentucky and Tennessee
In February 1862 Union forces under Maj. Gen. Halleck consolidate command with 25 000 troops at St Louis while Sherman prepares a division at Paducah. Confederate defense stretches from Columbus to Bowling Green as Johnston and Polk lead 45 000. Forts Henry Donelson fall, Island Number 10 and New Madrid surrender, opening the Mississippi. Grant rises to national fame amid shifting lines along the Memphis and Charleston corridor.
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Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Halleck
Valley of the Mississippi
St. Louis
Army of
Paducah
Cumberila
Sulery
Columbus
Mississippi
Bowling Green
Donelson
Albert Sidney Johnston
Jefferson D.vis
Leonidas Polk
Neighborhood
Forts Henry and
Clarkesville
Buckner
Rushrod R. Johnson
Pillow
Floyd
Henry and
Nashville
Island Number 10
New Madrid
Fort Pillow
Grant
Johnston
Beauregard
Memphis and
Charleston
Memphis
Cha
Face to Face in Civil War Battle Line Positions
Report describes Federal lines from Lick creek to Owl creek with Sherman Prentiss and Buckland commands forming the right and center, Stuart near Lick creek, and McClernand and Smith in supporting positions in a semicircular Union line as Confederate artillery rested in place.
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Lick Creek
Owl Creek
Snake Creek
Buckland
Shiloh Church
Col. Hildebrand
Prentiss
Sherman
Col. Stuart
McClernand
Hamburg
Stuart
C. F. Smith
W. H. L. Wallace
Union of Confederate Commands at Corinth Forms 40 000 Strong Army
Four weeks after Tennessee evacuations, fragments from Bowling Green and Pensacola united near Corinth under Bragg with Polk Hardee Breckinridge Beauregard Johnston commanding a 40 000 strong heterogeneous force. Bragg notes enthusiasm outpacing discipline as they organize into four corps for a forward march against Buell and Lew Wallace’s front amid rain and delayed divisions.
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Corinth
Tennessee
Bowling Green
Hardee
Columbus
Polk
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans
Bragg
Gen. Bragg
Buell
Columbia
Savanna
Cheatham
Bethel
Lew
Debated Surprise at Civil War Front and Survivor Accounts
Contemporary writings and memoirs are debated over whether the early battle movement was a surprise. Generals Buell Sherman Grant and Prentiss feature in recalls of troops awakening to bayonets, with officials noting panic and determined resistance by veterans from Indiana Illinois Iowa and the West.
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National Front
Lossing
Buell
Shiloh
Sherman
C. Abbott
Valley of Death at Shiloh as Confederate and Union brigades clash
Union and Confederate forces strike along the Shiloh front with Hindman and Prentiss facing off. Buckland’s Ohio battalion occupies Oak Creek slope as grapeshot and minie balls tear the ranks. Soldiers rally under fire, shouting for the flag amid a brutal, deadly assault described as a valley of death.
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Hildebrand
Sherman
Oak Creek
Col
Buckland
Ohio
Traveling with Chamberlain's Remedy Safeguards Bowel Health
A vintage notice urges travelers to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It claims many prudent people never travel without it and credits lives saved by timely use. Endorsed by H Westerman, Greu at ne.
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Chamberlain
H. Westerman
McClernand Forces Tighter Roles After Sherman Break
The Sixth Mississippi suffered 300 killed and wounded among 40 men. McClernand moved to support Sherman's left but his third brigade fell back with fleeing Confederates, losing six artillery pieces. Some Confederate forces could not pursue.
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M’clernand
Sixth Mississippi
McClernand
Sherman
Hornet's Nest Fight Ends with Rearguard Stand
Gen. Grant orders Prentiss to hold the position as Wallace and Tuttle command Iowa regiments on the right. The Confederate assault collapses under heavy fire from Hickenlooper's battery and Bragg's flank, with Wallace mortally wounded and Prentiss surrendering after a heroic defense of 2,200 men at Pittsburg Landing.
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Johnston
McClernand
McDowell
Sherman
Iowa
Ohio
Beauregard
Fortieth
Illinois
Marsh
Burrow
Col. Raith
W. H. L. Wallace
Porary
Corinth
Hickenlooper
Grant
Prentiss
Tuttle
Sweeney
Gladden
Col
Line
Re. Stewart
Polk
Benge Cos
Gibson
Bragg
Col. Lockett
Gen. Bragg
Col. Allen
Allen
Governor Allen
Louisiana
Wallace
Cheatham
Trabue
Johnson
Russell
Hurlbut
Pittsburg Landing
Last Blows Update From Civil War Front
An early day clash on the left wing sees severe resistance as Johnston orders further assaults to breach the remaining barrier toward the landing. Gen Johnston is wounded in the leg as a Tennessee unit pushes forward and a shot severs his ankle boot.
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National Line
Sherman
Col. Stuart
Johnston
Tennessee
Gen. Johnston
Bya
Aftermath at Pittsburg Landing Ends Day
Eye witness Gen Grant describes a panic near Pittsburg Landing with thousands in retreat by nightfall. Gen Buell places the mouth of Snake Creek crowded. 15 000 plus demoralized forces, wagons stalled, and confusion along the river. Gen Ammen's brigade formed for defense as the Sunday combat concluded.
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Pittsburg
Grant
Buell
Snake Creek
Oakles
Ammen
Nelson
Battle of Shiloh Ends as Union Forces Hold Ground
The night between Union and Confederate troops at Shiloh yields heavy casualties with 13 000 Federal losses and about 10 699 Confederate losses. Grant plans daylight assault as Lew Wallace and Buell divisions move to reinforce Sherman and McClernand. Weather, fatigue, and chaotic combat mark the grim close of a pivotal contest on the Western frontier.
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Grant
W. H. L. Wallace
Hurlbut
Beauregard
Sherman
McClernand
Prentiss
Nelson
Crittenden
McCook
Lew Wallace
Buell
Army of Tennessee
Buelling
Snake Creek
MacClernand
Wallace
Kentucky
Breckinridge
Hardee
Bragg
Breck
Breckinbridge
Halleck
Shiloh
Donelson
Corinth
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Witn
Appomattox Court House
Local druggists advertise cures and tonics
W. D. Hoyt & Co. of Rome Ga report selling Dr King’s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for two years with strong cures. Ads claim consumption improvements with these medicines and guarantee satisfaction. Also promote Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy and Dr Jones’ Red Clover Tonic with prices and local retailers listed.
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W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Gia
Dr. King
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Prof Foster Predicts Strong Iowa Illinois Missouri Crops
Prof Foster forecasts this season favors Iowa Illinois and Missouri with plentiful rain for early crops, predicting large harvests and rising prices due to poorer yields westward. Dakota is excluded from these forecasts. the report urges farmers to prepare for favorable production in the three states.
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Foster
Hawkeye
Owa
Illinois
Ely
Missouri
Rockies
Great American Desert
Atic
Far West
Iowa
Iinois
Dakota
Unverified Patent Medicines Advertised in 19th Century Page
An assortment of patent remedy ads touts St Patrick's Pills as a blood purifier and liver regulator for twenty five cents a box sold by H Westerman. Other products claim to cure drunkenness with Golden Specific and Shiloh's Cure for croup and bronchitis, with testimonials and addresses for the manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Pills
H. Westerman
Haines
Rolden Specil. Co
Race St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Deaths and remedies urge Sprague's Cure and local ads
A daily Chronicle notes a friend’s death from consumption and urges Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure as a timely remedy. Westerman offers a free trial bottle with 50¢ and $1 sizes. Local notices promote Dr Bigelow's Cough Cure and Shi loh's Porous Plaster. Davenport Gazette sold to Richardson Bros, consolidating with the Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Westerman
Nt. Westerman
Dr. Bigelow
J. H. Pickett & Co
Remarkable Power of Music and Sprague’s Cure Ad
An advertisement touts Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure as a sovereign remedy for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and consumption. Trial bottle offered by H Westerman with large sizes 0c and 1 for sale by Hl Westerman.
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Sprague
H. Westerman
Hl. Westerman
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Aig
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Moore
Hardcastle
Wood
Dee
Op Prentiss
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Vores
Attac
Col. Webster
Jackson
HA. Amcurn, M
Oxford St
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Fulton Street, N. Y
Wheeling
Russell & Erwin
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Canton
Bingham 2 CO
S. Bradley
Luster Band Ware
W.S. B
Louie M. Bosworth
Empire Mills
ST. Paul Mills
Loughran Machine CO
Ames
Barrows, &c
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Pune
BS Wire, &c
Fort Henry
Theennessee
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van Miss
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Danville
Fort Donelson
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W. T. Sherman
W.H. L. Wallace
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Eighteenth
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Military Academy
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McClernard
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Shitoh’s Cure
Athlophoros Co
Wallew York
Des Moines
Davenport Gazette
Richardson Bros
The
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WM. Allen
Venus
K Ie
Marixec
Beral
John H. Queal & Co
Solicristr
J. L. Bartlett
Corner Grocery
Tater
Boyd Building
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