Under these circumstances it is not astonishing that many of the regiments broke at the first fire.

In two cases, as I now remember, colonels led their regiments from the field on first hearing the whistle of the enemy's bullets.

In these cases the colonels were constitutional cowards, unfit for any military position; but not so the officers and men led out of danger by them.

Better troops never went upon a battle-field than many of these, officers and men, afterwards proved themselves to be, who fled panic stricken at the first whistle of bullets and shell at Shiloh.
During the whole of Sunday I was continuously engaged in passing from one part of the field to another, giving directions to division commanders.

In thus moving along the line, however, I never deemed it important to stay long with Sherman.