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The Daily Dispatch: may 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Baztle of Shiloh. (search)
re arrived, who said they were surprised. Gen. Breckinridge arrived at sundown, and a council of officers,isting of Gens. Johnston, Beauregard, Bragg, and Breckinridge, was held. Gen. Johnston ordered the grand atta12 o'clock at night a dispatch was received from Breckinridge stating that his artillery was stuck in the mud had cleared off, but as yet nothing was heard of Breckinridge's brigade which was composted of the Kentuckian of the encampments. Two messengers were sent to Breckinridge to reinforce Cheatham. Fortunately he arrived i General Bowen was ordered up at a double quick, Breckinridge had shelled the camp and routed the enemy beforeok his position before the brigades of Bowen and Breckinridge, and gave the order, "fix bayonets" The last momld by myself and three others of the staff. Breckinridge's reserve composed a division of seven or eight ckian, who was an eye witness, for saying that Gen. Breckinridge's conduct on that day was perfectly glorious,