| Second Corps - Army of the Mississippi Major General Braxton Bragg |
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This corps of two divisions formed the second line of battle and formed Saturday night, April 5, 1862, 800 yards in rear of the first line across, and perpendicular to, the Pittsburg road; Gladden's brigade of Withers's division forward on Hardee's right; Ruggles's division on the left, its right on the Bark road; Withers's division to right of the Bark road. The corps commenced its forward movement at about 6.30 a.m. on Sunday. Soon after, the left brigade, Pond's, was detached to the left, and Chalmers's brigade moved forward to the right of Gladden. The advance was continued in this order until Hardee's line became engaged, when Bragg, "finding the first line, and the two corps were not again separated during the battle. Withers on the right kept his Second and Third Brigades well in hand and leading them to the extreme right continued in command of them all day. General Bragg in person followed his right and was with Gladden's brigade when Prentiss's camp was captured.a There were present at that time General Johnston, General Bragg, General Hardee, General Withers, General Hindman, and several brigade commanders.a General Bragg remained in this vicinity until 10.30 a.m. when he met General Polk at the left center, and by agreement with him returned to the right center, where he directed several charges at Hornets' Nest without success. Learning that General Johnston had been killed, General Bragg went to the right and assumed command of the forces there, consisting of Breckinridge's two brigades, Withers's two brigades, and one brigade of Cheatham's division. With this force he pressed the Union left along the Hamburg road until he reached the rear of Prentiss and Wallace and connected his troops with those of the extreme left. This surround compelled the surrender of Prentiss about time the sun was disappearing.b Bragg reformed his commands and was placing his troops in order for another advance when he received orders to withdraw his troops. Bragg remained with Beauregard near Shiloh Church Sunday night and Monday morning was sent to the Confederate left, where the troops of Pond, Wood, Cleburne, Cheatham, Gibson, Anderson, and Trabue were engaged, in about the order named, from left to right. Under General Beauregard's orders he commenced to retire his troops at 2 p.m.