Fifth Division, Army of the Tennessee

The U.S. Fifth Division of the Army of the Tennessee was commanded by Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, who was wounded, and included four brigades under Col. John A. McDowell, Col. David Stuart, later Col. T. Kilby Smith, Col. Jesse Hildebrand, and Col. Ralph P. Buckland, along with artillery batteries under Capt. Samuel E. Barrett, Capt. Allen D. Waterhouse, Lieut. Abial R. Abbott, Lieut. John A. Fitch, and Capt. Frederick Behr, who was killed, as well as cavalry units under Col. T. L. Dickey and Thielemann’s Battalion of Illinois Cavalry. The division arrived on the field March 15, 1862, made a reconnaissance to Pea Ridge, and went into camp on March 19, with the 3d and 4th Brigades at Shiloh Church, the 1st Brigade on the right near Owl Creek, and the 2d Brigade on the left near Lick Creek. On Sunday morning, April 6, 1862, the brigades fought in front of their camps; the 1st, 3d, and 4th remained engaged until 10 A.M., when they were ordered back to the Hamburg and Purdy Road and joined the right of the 1st Division, while the 2d Brigade, on the extreme left of the Union line, fought until 2:30 P.M. before retiring to the landing. On Monday, the 2d and 4th Brigades were engaged on the left of the 3d Division. The division had 8580 officers and men present for duty and suffered losses of 325 killed, 1277 wounded, and 299 missing, for a total of 1901.

Shiloh, Tennessee · United States