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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Shiloh reviewed. (search)
pon learning on the 2d of April of the advance of the Army of the Ohio toward Savannah, General Sidney Johnston determined to anticipate the junction of that army with General Grant's force, by attacndonment of the enterprise, to the success of which a surprise was deemed to be essential. General Johnston overruled the proposition, however, and the attack was ordered for the following morning. the thicket part of it on Sunday, and it was in the open ground on the east flank that General Sidney Johnston was killed. On this line, between and under the shelter of Hurlbut and W. H. L. Wal of an army. General Grant in some former — newspaper interview is made to assume that General Sidney Johnston lost his life under such circumstances, from which he argues the failing fortune of the Confederate attack on Sunday. General Johnston's conduct in that affair is described in the Confederate reports. It was an outburst of impatient valor not caused by any crisis in the battle, though
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 12.46 (search)
y was moved against the enemy, April 3d, 1862. said General Bragg: the details of that plan, arranged after General Sidney Johnston decided on delivering battle, and had given his instructions, were made up and published to the army in full froauthorship of which has been claimed by General Beauregard. . . . in this case, as I understood then, and still believe, Johnston gave verbal instructions for the General movement.... over his [Colonel Jordan, the adjutant-general's] signature, they reached the army. The General plan (General Johnston's) was admirable-the elaboration simply execrable. when the time arrived for execution, you know well what occurred. In spite of opposition and prediction of failure, Johnston firmly and deciJohnston firmly and decidedly ordered and led the attack in the execution of his General plan, and, notwithstanding the faulty arrangement of troops, was eminently successful up to the moment of his fall. the victory was won. how it was lost, the official reports will show