THE OPPOSING FORCES AT SHILOH.

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THE SKIRMISHING IN SHERMAN’S FRONT.

Robert W. Medkirk, of Co. E, 72d Ohio Vols.,wrote, March 22d, 1886, from Indianapolis, Ind. :

“ On Friday afternoon, April 4th, two days before thebattle of Shiloh, while our regiment of Buckland’s bri-gade was drilling on the west side of Rea Creek [see map,page 502J, about a mile from our camp, rapid firing washeard from the direction of our brigade pickets, fromthe 70th Ohio , Colonel Cockerill. Our commander, Ma-jor Crockett, was conversing with Colonel Buckland,who soon rode rapidly in the direction of the firing.Major Crockett ordered the regiment to double-quicktoward the outposts. When we arrived at the picketpost, we found that it had been captured. Major Crock-ett, with part of our regiment, started in pursuit of theenemy. In a little while a soldier came back, out ofbreath, and asked that the rest of the regiment be sentto the major’s aid. Then we heard the roar of artillery,and felt that the enemy was there in force. ColonelCockerill sent an orderly back to camp, with ordersfor the 70th Ohio to hurry out to the front. Theremainder of our regiment pushed on to the assistanceof Major Crockett. After wandering in the woods fora time, night came on, and we returned to the outpost.There we found the 70th Ohio , and General Shermanwith them. The general was enraged at what he desig-nated indiscreet conduct, and ordered us all back tocamp. That portion of the 72d Ohio which had been

with Major Crockett came straggling in. Then it wasthat we learned of the capture of the major and eightmen.

“ The next day, Saturday, my company, ‘ E,’ and Com-pany ‘ C ’ constituted the brigade picket. We werestationed on the east side of the Howell farm [see page502]. All day the enemy kept in our front. We firedon them frequently, but they did not return the fireuntil toward evening, when they had a brush with asquadron of the 5tli Ohio Cavalry. Late Saturday after-noon, a Confederate officer with his staff rode up on aknoll on the west side of the Howell farm, and with hisglass began to take observations; in a few minutes weopened fire on them and they rode rapidly away. Toshow that no serious attack was expected, a detail fromColonel Buckland’s brigade worked all day Saturday,April 5th, building two bHdges in front of Buckland’sbHgade, one over the east branch of Oak Creek andone over the west branch of Rea Creek, which bridgeswere used by the enemy to cross their artillery on Sun-day, after our brigade fell back from its first line.”

General Sherman’s report of the affair of April4th to Grant ’s headquarters, written on the 5th,says: “ I infer that the enemy is in some consid-erable force at Pea Ridge,” or Monterey , abouteight miles from Shiloh Church. — Editors.

THE OPPOSING FORCES AT SHILOH.

The composition, losses, and strength of each army as here stated give the gist of all the data obtainable in the OfficialRecords. K stands for killed ; w for wounded; in w for mortally wounded; m for captured or missing ; c for captured.

THE UNION ARMY.

ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.— Brigadier-General Ulysses S. Grant .

first division, Major-Gen. John A. McClernand . Staffloss: w, 2.

First BHgade , Col. A. M. Hare (w), Col. M. M. Crocker:8th Ill., ('apt. James M. Ashmore (w), Capt. William H.Harvey (k), Capt. R. H. Sturgess; 18th Ill., Major SamuelEaton (w), Capt. Daniel H. Brush (w), Capt. William J.Dillon (k), Capt. J. J. Anderson; llth Iowa , Lieut.-Col.William Hall; 13th Iowa , Col. Marcellus M. Crocker;Battery D, 2d Ill. Artillery, Capt. James P. Timony.Brigade loss: k, 104; w, 467 ; in, 9 = 580. Second BHgade,Col. C. Carroll Marsh : llth Ill., Lieut.-Col. T. E. G. Ran-som (w), Major Garrett Nevins (w), Capt. Lloyd D.Waddell, Major Garrett Nevins; 20th Ill., Lieut.-Col.Evan Richards (w), Capt. Orton Frisbie; 45th Ill., Col.John E. Smith; 48th Ill., Col. Isham N. Haynie (w), Maj.Manning Mayfield. Brigade loss : k, 80; w, 475; m, 30 =585. Third BHgade, Col. Julius Raith (m w), Lieut.-Col. Enos P. Wood, Col. C. Carroll Marsh: 17th Ill.,Lieut.-Col. Enos P. Wood, Maj. Francis M. Smith; 29thIll., Lieut.-Col. Charles M. Ferrell; 43d Ill., Lieut. -Col.Adolph Engelmann; 49th Ill., Lieut. -Col. Phineas Pease;Company 111. Cavalry, Capt. E. Carmichael. Brigadeloss : k, 96; w, 393; m, 46 =535. Unattached: Stewart’s Co.Ill. Cav., Lieut . Ezra King; D, 1st Ill. Artillery, Capt.Edward McAllister (w); E, 2d Ill. Artillery, Lieut . GeorgeL. Nispel; 14th Ohio Battery, Capt. J. B. Burrows (w).Unattached loss: k, 5; w, 35 = 40.

second division, Brig.-Gen. W. H. L. Wallace (m w),Col. James M. Tuttle. Staff loss: w, 1.

First BHgade, Col. James M. Tuttle: 2d Iowa , Lieut.-Col. James Baker; 7thIowa, Lieut.-Col. James C. Parrott;12th Iowa , Col. Joseph J. Woods (w), Capt. Samuel R.Edgington ; 14th Iowa , Col. William T. Shaw. Brigadeloss: k, 39; w, 143; m, 676 = 858. (A number of the capturedor missing were also wounded.) Second BHgade, Brig.-Gen. John McArthur (w), Col. Thomas Morton : 9th Ill.,Col. August Mersy; 12th Ill., Lieut.-Col. Augustus L.Chetlain, Capt. James R. Hugunin; 81st Ohio, Col.Thomas Morton ; 13th Mo., Col. Crafts J. Wright; 14th

Mo . (Birge’s Sharp-shooters), Col. B. S. Compton. Bri-gade loss : k, 99; w, 470; in, 11 = 580. Third BHgade, Col.Thomas W.Sweeny (w), Col.SilasD. Baldwin: 8th Iowa ,Col. James L. Geddes (w and c); 7th 111., Maj. RichardRowett; 50th Ill., Col. Moses M. Bane (w); 52d Ill., Maj.Henry Stark, Capt. Edwin A. Bowen; 57th Ill., Col. SilasD. Baldwin, Lieut.-Col. F. J. Hurlbut ; 58th Ill., Col.William F. Lynch (c). Brigade loss : k, 127 ; w, 501; m,619= 1247. (A number of the captured or missing werealso wounded.) Cavalry : C, 2d, and I, 4th U. S., Lieut .James Powell; A and B, 2d Ill., Capt’s John R. Hotalingand Thomas J. Larrison. Cavalry loss: k, 1; w, 5 = 6.Artillery: A, 1st Ill., Lieut. Peter P. Wood ; D, 1st Mo. ,Capt. Henry Richardson; H, 1st Mo. , Capt. FrederickWelker; K, 1st Mo. , Capt. George H. Stone. Artilleryloss : k, 4; w, 53 = 57.

third division, Major-General Lew Wallace .

First BHgade, Col. Morgan L. Smith: llth Ind. , Col.

G. F. McGinnis; 24th Ind., Col. Alvin P. Hovey; 8th Mo. ,Lieut.-Col. James Peckham. Brigade loss: k, 18; w, 114 =132. Secoyid BHgade, Col. John M. Thayer: 23d Ind. , Col.W. L. Sanderson; 1st Neb., Lieut.-Col. William D. McCord;56th Ohio (at Crump’s Landing), Col. Peter Kinney; 58thOhio , Col. Valentine Bausenwein. Brigade loss: k, 20;w, 99; m, 3= 122. Third BHgade, Col. Charles Whittle-sey : 20th Ohio, Lieut.-Col. Manning F. Force; 68th Ohio (at Crump’s Landing), Col. S. H. Steedman; 76th Ohio ,Col. Charles R. Woods; 78tli Ohio , Col. M. D. Leggett.Brigade loss: k, 2 ; w, 32; m, 1 = 35. Artillery: 9th Ind.Battery, Capt. N. S.Thompson; 1,1st Mo., Lieut . Charles

H. Tliurber. Artillery loss: k, 1; w, 6 = 7. Cavalry: 3dBattalion, llth Ill., Maj. James F. Johnson; 3d Battalion,5th Ohio, Maj. C. S. Hayes.

fourth division, Brig-Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut .

First BHgade, Col. N. G. Williams (w), Col. Isaac C.Pugh : 28th Ill., Col. A. K. Johnson ; 32d Ill., Col. JohnLogan (w); 41st Ill., Col. Isaac C. Pugh, Lieut. -Col.Ansel Tupper (k), Maj). John Warner, Capt. John H.Nale; 3d Iowa, Maj. William M. Stone (c), Lieut . G. W.