SHILOH REHIBVED. 505

GIBSON’S BRIGADE CHARGING HURLBCJT’S TROOPS IN THE ** HORNETS' NEST.”From the Cyclorama of Shiloh at Chicago . By permission.

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port Stuart; and the two remaining brigades of each were between theextremes—Wallace on Veatch’s left but not in connection with it, and Hurl-but on McArthur’s right, also without connection. Stuart himself with hisbrigade was two miles to the left of Sherman’s division to which he belonged.When the three Confederate lines were brought together successively at thefront, there was, of course, a great apparent mingling of organizations; but itwas not in their case attended with the confusion that might be supposed,because each division area was thereby supplied with a triple complement ofbrigade and division officers, and the whole front was under the close super-vision of four remarkably efficient corps commanders. The evils of dis-jointed command are plainly to be seen in the arrangement of the Federalline, but the position of the left wing after the forced correction of the firstfaulty disposition of Hurlbut’s brigades was exceedingly strong, and in thecenter was held without a break against oft-repeated assaults from 9 o’clockuntil 5 o’clock. From 12 until 2 it was identical with the second positiontaken by Nelson and Crittenden on Monday, and it was equally formidableagainst attack from both directions. Its peculiar feature consisted in a woodin the center, with a thick undergrowth, flanked on either side by open fields,and with open but sheltering woods in front and rear. The Confederates gavethe name of “Hornets’ Nest” to the thicket part of it on Sunday, and it was inthe 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-lace, Prentiss rallied a considerable force, perhaps a thousand men, of his