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Title: Pictorial history of the great Civil War : embracing full and authentic accounts of battles by land and sea ...
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Wilson, John Laird, 1832-1896
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Publisher: (New York, N.Y.?) : J.R. Jones
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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suf-ficient caution—that he had erred, infact, in not throwing up whatever forti-fications were possible in the circum-stances between himself and the enemy.As if to justify his complaint, and toshow what should have been done atShiloh, Halleck moved forward with acaution which became painful, intrench-ing himself at every step. Blame nowfell upon him in turn. He was cau-tious overmuch. It was tauntingly saidthat it took him six weeks to marchfifteen miles; and there are not a fewwho, to this day, incline to the opinionthat Hallecks excessive care robbedthe National forces of the proper fruitof the victory at Shiloh. Let us see now what were the rela*tive positions of the two armies. TheConfederate defenses were very strong;and considering their strength, it wasnot wholly without reason that Halleckadvanced with cautious and well-guard-ed steps. In one continuous line, andoccupying the brow of the first ridgeoutside of the town, the intrenchmentsextended over fifteen miles. All the
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