Identifier: soldierofindiana01merr (find matches)
Title: The soldier of Indiana in the war for the union
Year: 1866 (1860s)
Authors: (Merrill, Catharine) 1824-1900
Subjects: Indiana -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Indiana Indiana -- Militia
Publisher: Indianapolis : Merrill and company
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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nd would thus cause them to lose the spoilawhich they had so hardly gained, and all the fruits of victory.The severity of the storm and of the fire from the gunboatsrobbed them of needful rest, and the impenetrable darknessof the night, added to the confusion into which the fightingof the day and especially the repulse of the evening hadthrown the army. General Anderson says in his report: With my saddle for a seat, and a blanket thrown over myhead, I sat all night at the root of an apple tree. My staffand troops cheerfully partook of the same fare. Manyofficers, not so happy, searched all night for their troops, andmany soldiers for their regiments. General Jacksons brigadein General Braggs corps could not at all be found. Manyregiments were broken into squads, which were scatteredbeyond possibility of concentration, and all were exhaustedand partially disorganized. General Beauregard made strenuous efforts to restore order,and his officers gallantly seconded him. A strong rear-guard
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LINE OF BATTLE. 878 was placed to catch or shoot all stragglers. Another effectiveforce was sent to look up thieves who were burrowing in theFederal tents. Miscellaneous regiments which did goodservice the following day, were formed of troops who hadlost their commanders, and of commanders who had losttheir troops. General Beauregard and General Bragg snatched a fewhours sleep in Shermans encampment, near the church, andwere early at work arranging their forces with the intentionof making an attack before Grants disheartened trooys werein motion. The Federal officers were not less busy during that gloomynight. General Buells troops came in every hour, either oncrowded steamboats or along the river banks through eightor tpn miles of mud from Savannah. Tired and dripping,shocked by the sight of the pale wounded and the ghastlydead dimly descried in the darkness, and not unaffected bythe prognostications of the fugitives, who renewed at eacharrival their doleful explanation of their posi

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