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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 224 2 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 172 2 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 153 117 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 152 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 136 14 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 132 12 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 86 4 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 80 2 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 78 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 78 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1862., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Pittsburg Landing (Tennessee, United States) or search for Pittsburg Landing (Tennessee, United States) in all documents.

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The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
. It is, indeed, a very lucky and singular incident. From the Southwest. The following special dispatch to the New Orleans Picayune, dated Corinth, April 12th, mentions circumstances not heretofore noticed: Mutual agreements have been signed, permitting surgeons and their attendants, on both sides, to attend to the wounded who are not removable from the battle field, and to be exempt from capture as prisoners. A gentleman from Nashville says that Yankee telegrams from Pittsburg had been received there, stating their killed, wounded, and missing to be ten thousand--six thousand prisoners. Our loss in killed and wounded they state at two thousand; fifty prisoners. Direct information from Nashville, on the morning of the 6th, states that Gen. Dumont is the Military Governor of the post, with a brigade of twenty-five hundred men. Andy Johnson wanted ten thousand to protect Nashville. Fourteen thousand are sick (?) All the hospitals and many private houses are f
The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
ned to press the issue without delay. --Orders were published to our army to prepare three days rations, and put itself in light marching order; and on Saturday the preparations on our side were complete, and most of the brigades were in position within two and a half miles of Shiloh. I forgot to mention, by the way, that this is the name of a small town, distant from the river between three and four miles, and was occupied by the enemy. The point nearest to this on the Tennessee, is Pittsburg Landing, where they held their reserves, stores, guns, and ammunitions, under cover of their gunboats.--These were only three in number. I have heard it stated that the plan of the battle is commonly due to the genius of Beauregard, but I have no doubt that it was equally the result of the strategic ability and experience of the Commander-in-Chief, Albert Sidney Johnston. The idea was to form three parallel lines — the front, centre, and rear — each line having its centre and two flanks. Th