We were landed at Pittsburgh Landing 10 miles above Savannah. This was Monday morning, the

second day of the fight. We marched off the boat, took breakfast, if breakfast we may

call it, and then we piled up our blankets for we had left knapsacks, overcoats, everything

but blankets in the wagon. We filled our haversacks and our canteens and started out to fight.

We had only gone a short distance when the bullets could be heard whizzing over our heads.

The next thing we formed a line of battle and marched forward passing over the dead. Nearly

every few yards of body was stretched out. For some time the battle raged furiously,

and I tell you now I commenced to think we were going to get thrashed, but the scale

turned at last and the rebels commenced to give ground. They would retreat a short distance

and then rally and fight like devils. There is no use to talk about their being cowardly

for they will fight and fight well.

Sergeant Michael S. Bright, 77th Pennsylvania, Kirk's Brigade. The 77th was the only unit

from Pennsylvania to see action at Shiloh.

At daylight I fell in with my company, but there were only about 50 of the Dixies present.

Almost immediately after the symptoms of coming battle were manifest. Regiments were hurried

into line, but even to my inexperienced eyes the troops were in ill condition for repeating

the efforts of Sunday. However in a brief time and consequence of our pickets being driven

in on us, we were moved forward in skirmishing order. In short time we met our opponents

in the same formation as ourselves and advancing most resolutely. We threw ourselves behind

such trees as were near us, fired, loaded and darted forward to another shelter.

Presently I found myself in an open grassy space with no convenient tree or stump near,

but seeing a shallow hollow some twenty paces ahead I made a dash for it and plied my

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