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The last stand made by the Confederate line.
General Beauregard at Shiloh Chapel sending his aides to the corps commanders with orders to begin the retreat.
This was at two o'clock on Monday (see page 603). The tents are part of Sherman's camp, which was reoccupied by him Monday evening. |
such cases, assuming the authority of my position, I gave the orders in the name of
General Johnston.
At one time I had with me the chiefs-of-staff of
Polk,
Bragg, and
Hardee,
Colonel David Urquhart, the
chief aide-de-camp of
Bragg, and
Colonel William Preston, the
chief aide-de-camp of
General Johnston, all of whom I employed in assisting to press the
Confederate troops toward the heaviest firing, and to keep the batteries advancing.
Colonels Preston and
Urquhart remained with me the longer time and assisted greatly.
Finally, however,
Urquhart, learning from some of the troops encountered that he was in proximity to his chief,
General Bragg, left me to join him,