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Gen. Albert Sidney Johnson, at Shiloh, w itnessing their charge ia columa upon a strong position, while Hardee moved in the rear, and which resulted in the capture of Gvd. Prentiss find his entire command, enthusiastically exclaimed, 11 with a little more discipline they would be tho equals of the Old Guard.” Tuesday evening at Shiloh, i the enemy had passed to within one mile of Breckinridge, who Was covering the retreat with the remains of his shattered and wearied division, Midway between, the rangers contesting the ground almost truly inch by inch. Tho fresh troops of Buell, ini patient at delay, and lit;shed with the hope of overtaking and capturing the gallant Kentuckian and bis entire force,, which they believed exhausted and a sure prey from hard marching and two days' desperate lighting, now threw forward cto regiments of infantry, supported by oacf of Ohio cavalry, who, in J:nc array, ci\«no rapidly on as hounds apt! hunters when their game is at bay. The rangers had sufibred a loss of over one hundred, more than tea per cent., in tho two days previous conflicts. 'Wharton* their third colonel since the mournful fall of Terry at Woodsonvid ?, hail lost several horses, was twice woumleti and borne to the rear tho preceding day. Lieut. Col. FerriU, tie-tachcd with two rnmpnoiw! to burn tho white-tented cities, still standing despite the storm that had swept through and over them, was yet absent: so that the whole force Icfc. under Major Harrison did not exceed three hundred men. lie had just wheeled from column of fours into ht*e of battle, stretching across the road, Haud exhorted Jus men to cheek their pursuers and give the little army placed :u their keeping time to bridge through the mire that iuipcdud their wearied limbs, or opportunity to form, if accessary, when Forrest with forty men rode up and lengthened the line to the right. The enemy halted. A. level space of some six hundred yards lay between, clcfir and open except a dead tree here and there on the opposite side. Behind these trees sharp-shooters took post and began to pour in damaging shots just
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Galveston Daily News
Galveston, Texas, US
Sat, Feb 27, 1869
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