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Narrative of the western theatre in the American Civil War, 1880s

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Buels Army {newspaper clipping} - - - - -

ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF PITTSBURG LANDING.  
Army of the Ohio.  
MAJOR-GENERAL DON CARLOS BUELL. 
[First division, Brigadier-General George H. Thomas, not engaged.]  
Second division.
Brigadier-General A. McD. McCook. 
Fourth brigade--Brig.-Gen. L. H. Rousseau--15th, 16th, and 19th U. S. infantry (1st battalion), 1st Ohio, 6th Indiana, and 5th Kentucky. 
Fifth brigade--Col. E. N. Kirk (wounded).-- 77th Pennsylvania, 29th and 30th Indiana, and 34th Illinois. Sixth brigade--Col. W. H. Gibson--15th and 49th Ohio, 32d and 39th Indiana, 5th U.S. artillery (battery H). 
Fourth Division. 
Brigadier-General William Nelson. 
Tenth brigade--Col. Jacob Ammen--6th and 24th Ohio, and 36th Indiana. 
Nineteenth brigade--Col. Wm. B. Hazen--6th Kentucky, 9th Indiana, and 41st Ohio. 
Twenty-second brigade--Col. S. D. Bruce--1st, 2d and 20th Kentucky 
Fifth division. 
Brigadier-General T. L. Crittenden 
Eleventh brigade--Brig.-Gen. J. T. Boyle--19th and 59th Ohio, 9th and 13th Kentucky. 
Fourteenth brigade--Col. W. S. Smith--13th Ohio, 11th and 26th Kentucky. 
Not brigaded--3d Kentucky cavalry,* 1st Ohio light artillery (battery G), 4th U. S. artillery (batteries H and M), and 2d Indiana cavalry.*  
Sixth Division. 
Brigadier-General T. J. Wood. 
Twentieth brigade--Brig.-Gen. J. A. Garfield-- 64th† and 65th Ohio,† 13th Michigan,† and 51st Indiana‡ 
Twenty-first brigade--Col. G. D. Wagner--15th,† 40th,† and 57th Indiana and 24th Kentucky.†
Effective strength March 30th: 
Second division............. 11,307 
Fourth division................  7,285  
Fifth division...................  4,139  
Total.............................  22,731  
* Not engaged, except men detailed as orderlies  
† No loss reported 
 ‡ Not engaged
[To be continued]
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Pittsburg Landing     
a hamlet of a few houses was the port of Corinth 24 miles distance. 
A short distance back from the river the ground rises abruptly to a distance of 100 ft  
The soil was soaked and the creeks flooded with recent rains and the mud was knee deep to a great depth by the constant tramp of men and teams

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Buels Army {newspaper clipping} - - - - - ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF PITTSBURG LANDING. Army of the Ohio. MAJOR-GENERAL DON CARLOS BUELL. [First division, Brigadier-General George H. Thomas, not engaged.] Second division. Brigadier-General A. McD. McCook. Fourth brigade--Brig.-Gen. L. H. Rousseau--15th, 16th, and 19th U. S. infantry (1st battalion), 1st Ohio, 6th Indiana, and 5th Kentucky. Fifth brigade--Col. E. N. Kirk (wounded).-- 77th Pennsylvania, 29th and 30th Indiana, and 34th Illinois. Sixth brigade--Col. W. H. Gibson--15th and 49th Ohio, 32d and 39th Indiana, 5th U.S. artillery (battery H). Fourth Division. Brigadier-General William Nelson. Tenth brigade--Col. Jacob Ammen--6th and 24th Ohio, and 36th Indiana. Nineteenth brigade--Col. Wm. B. Hazen--6th Kentucky, 9th Indiana, and 41st Ohio. Twenty-second brigade--Col. S. D. Bruce--1st, 2d and 20th Kentucky Fifth division. Brigadier-General T. L. Crittenden Eleventh brigade--Brig.-Gen. J. T. Boyle--19th and 59th Ohio, 9th and 13th Kentucky. Fourteenth brigade--Col. W. S. Smith--13th Ohio, 11th and 26th Kentucky. Not brigaded--3d Kentucky cavalry,* 1st Ohio light artillery (battery G), 4th U. S. artillery (batteries H and M), and 2d Indiana cavalry.* Sixth Division. Brigadier-General T. J. Wood. Twentieth brigade--Brig.-Gen. J. A. Garfield-- 64th† and 65th Ohio,† 13th Michigan,† and 51st Indiana‡ Twenty-first brigade--Col. G. D. Wagner--15th,† 40th,† and 57th Indiana and 24th Kentucky.† Effective strength March 30th: Second division............. 11,307 Fourth division................ 7,285 Fifth division................... 4,139 Total............................. 22,731 * Not engaged, except men detailed as orderlies † No loss reported ‡ Not engaged [To be continued] - - - - - - - - - - Pittsburg Landing a hamlet of a few houses was the port of Corinth 24 miles distance. A short distance back from the river the ground rises abruptly to a distance of 100 ft The soil was soaked and the creeks flooded with recent rains and the mud was knee deep to a great depth by the constant tramp of men and teams