SHILOH, THE BATTLE OF

fought duriog the Civil War at, and near, Plattsburgh Landing, on the Tenne ee River, April 6-7, 1862. The forces engaged were the armies of Tenne ee under Grant and of Ohio under Buell on the Union side, and the army of Mi i ippi under Generals Albert S. juhnston and P.G.T. Beau regard. The Union forces numbered about 62,000; the Confederate Landing on Aprit:, and suell was on his way from Naskvile tc join forces with him. Johnston at Corinth planned to attack Grant beiore Buell could bring up reinforcements, but bad weathsr detammed him, so that he was unable to strike until the morning of April 6. The Federals were not expecting an attack, for Grant was at his headquarters in Savannah on April 5 and did not return until the following morning. Federals under Sherman attacked at 7 a.m. April 6, and the Confederates were driven back to a new line from Plattsburg to Quaker river. The hottest part of the struggie was at the so-called Hurlbut, and Prenti held ground for about 6 hours against repeated attacks. Here General Albert Johnston was Idlled and Beau regard took command. Wallace attacked on his front and flanks drew off. Prenti surrendered with his men. W. H. L. Wallace was killed, but his division escaped. Lats in the aiternoon a division of Buell’s army under General Nelson arrived. The _ battie was renewed on April 7, when the Federal right was reinforced by General Lew Wallace’s division and the bulk of Buell’s army. The Confeaerates were driven back, and beyond Shiloh church, further pursuit being checked by General For rest. Beau regard retired to Corinth. The Federal lo es were: killed, 1754; wounded, 8,408; mi ing, 2,865; Confederate lo es, all causes, 10,694. (1872), an American paleontologist, 6. at Martins Creek, Pa., s. of John Calvin and Maria Rebecca Engler Shimer. He was educated at Gettysburg, Lafayette and Columbia colleges and at Harvard University. He was a ociated with Lafayette College from 1899-1901 and with Columbia from 19011963, after which he became connected with Ma . Inst. Tech. and was a oc. prof. of paicontology there after 1912. district, Mysore, India. Pop. 535,000. Capital, Shimoga, on Tunga. Pop. 6,200.