...the capture of a considerable number of prisoners and probably some guns. Shiloh was the most severe battle fought at the West during the war, and but...bodies, without a foot touching the ground. On our side Federal and Confederate were mingled together in about equal proportions ; but on the remainder of...

...the Confederates fought until they were literally cut to pieces. " I saw an open field," he writes, " over which the Confederates had made repeated charges...dead bodies, without a foot touching the ground." "The Confederate troops fought well," is Grant's laconic remark on all this heroism, repeated on so...

...Grant) was the severest battle fought at the West during the war, and but few in the East equalled it for hard, determined fighting. I saw an open field,...on dead bodies, without a foot touching the ground. . . . The enemy fought bravely, but they had started out to defeat and destroy an army and capture...

...the Confederates fought until they were literally cut to pieces. " I saw an open field," he writes, " over which the Confederates had made repeated charges...dead bodies, without a foot touching the ground." "The Confederate troops fought well," is Grant's laconic remark on all this heroism, repeated on so...

...charges the day before, so covered with dead that it would have been possible to walk across the dealing, in any direction, stepping on dead bodies, without...touching the ground. On our side National and Confederate were mingled together in about equal proportions ; but on the remainder of the field nearly all were...

...950. War, Horrors of. -•"I SAW an open field, over which the Confederates had made repeated charges, so covered with dead, that it would have been possible...dead bodies, without a foot touching the ground." — General Grant. 951. War, Horrors of. GENERAL GRANT, speaking of the after-results of the battle...

...before, so covered with dead that it OPERATIONS IN THE WEST, 1862. [CHAP. L General Braxton Bragg, CSA would have been possible to walk across the clearing,...touching the ground. On our side National and Confederate were mingled together in about equal proportions; but on the remainder of the field nearly all were...

...Battles and Lenders, vol. ip 479. 2 OPERATIONS IN THE WEST, 186'.'. [CHAP. L General Braxton Bragg, CSA would have been possible to walk across the clearing,...touching the ground. On our side National and Confederate were mingled together in about equal proportions ; but on the remainder of the field nearly all were...

...field," says Grant, " in our possession the second day, over which the 1 Battles and Leaders, i. 534. Confederates had made repeated charges the day before,...bodies, without a foot touching the ground. . . . On one part bushes had grown up to the height of eight or ten feet. There was not one of these left standing...

...than two ninths, or approaching one fourth. " I saw an open field," says Grant, " in our possession the second day, over which the Confederates had made...bodies, without a foot touching the ground. . . . On one part bushes had grown up to the height of eight or ten feet. There was not one of these left standing...