By the name of "Pittsburg Landing," this Tennessee River point,
Southerners designate the conflict of April 6 and 7, 1862. The building
upon the left and one farther up the bank were the only ones standing at
the time of the battle. Of the six steamers, the name of the _Tycoon_,
which brought hospital supplies from the Cincinnati branch of the Sanitary
Commission, is visible. Johnston's plan in the attack on the Federal
forces was to pound away on their left until they were driven away from
the Landing and huddled in the angle between the Tennessee River and Snake
Creek. The onset of the Confederates was full of dash. Sherman was at
length driven from Shiloh Church, and the command of Prentiss was
surrounded and forced to surrender. It looked as if Johnston would crush
the left. Just at this point he was struck down by a minie-ball from the
last line of a Federal force that he had victoriously driven back. The
success of the day now begins to tell on the Confederate army. Many of the
lines show great gaps. But the men in gray push vigorously toward the
point where these boats lie anchored. Some heavy guns are massed near this
point. Reenforcements are arriving across the river, but General
Beauregard, who succeeds Johnston in command, suspends the battle till the
morrow. During the night 24,000 fresh troops are taken across the river by
the transports here pictured. They successfully withstand the attempt of
Beauregard, and with the arrival of Lew Wallace from up the river victory
shifts to the Stars and Stripes.