Fifth Division

The U.S. Fifth Division of the Army of the Ohio, under Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden, included the 11th Brigade under Brig. Gen. Jeremiah T. Boyle, the 14th Brigade under Col. Wm. Sooy Smith of the 13th Ohio, Battery 'G' 1st Ohio Lt. Lt. Arty. under Capt. Joseph Bartlett, and Batteries 'H' and 'K' 4th U.S. Arty. under Capt. John Mendenhall. The division arrived on the field at 9 a.m. on April 6, 1862, and bivouacked half a mile from the landing. It formed for action on Monday morning, April 7, 1862, with the 14th Brigade on the left and in front and the 11th Brigade following on the right and rear. The division became engaged about 10 a.m. in front of Hurlbut's Headquarters, advanced along the Eastern Corinth Road, and saw its most severe fighting in the Hornet's Nest. At 4 o'clock, after the enemy had withdrawn, the division rested in front of Prentiss' Division camp. The 5th Division had 3825 officers and men present for duty and suffered losses of 60 killed, 377 wounded, and 28 missing, for a total of 465.

Shiloh, Tennessee · United States