person recognized as well informed concerning the history of the several armies engaged at Shiloh, and who shall also act as secretary of the commission.

SEC. 5. That it shall be the duty of the commission named in the preceding section, under the direction of the Secretary of War, to open or repair such roads as may be necessary to the purposes of the park, and to ascertain and mark with historical tablets or otherwise, as the Secretary of War may determine, all lines of battle of the troops engaged in the battle of Shiloh and other historical points of interest pertaining to the battle within the park or its vicinity, and the said commission in establishing this military park shall also have authority, under the direction of the Secretary of War, to employ such labor and services and to obtain such supplies and material as may be necessary to the establishment of the said park under such regulations as he may consider best for the interest of the Government, and the Secretary of War shall make and enforce all needed regulations for the care of the park.

SEC. 6. That it shall be lawful for any State that had troops engaged in the battle of Shiloh to enter upon the lands of the Shiloh National Military Park for the purpose of ascertaining and marking the lines of battle of its troops engaged therein: Provided, That before any such lines are permanently designated the position of the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, tablets, or otherwise shall be submitted to and approved by the Secretary of War, and all such lines, 'designs and inscriptions for the same shall first receive the written approval of the Secretary, which approval shall be based upon formal written reports, which must be made to him in each case by the commissioners of the park: Provided, That no discrimination shall be made against any State as to the manner of designating lines, but any grant made to any State by the Secretary of War may be used by any other State.

SEC. 7. That if any person shall, except by permission of the Secretary of War, destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, column, statues, memorial structures, or work of art that shall be erected or placed upon the grounds of the park by lawful authority, or shall destroy or remove any fence, railing, inclosure, or other work for the protection or ornament of said park, or any portion thereof, or shall destroy, cut, hack, bark, break down, or otherwise injure any tree, bush, or shrubbery that may be growing upon said park, or shall cut down or fell or remove any timber, battle relic, tree or trees growing or being upon said park, or hunt within the limits of the park, or shall remove or destroy any breast works, earthworks, walls, or other defenses or shelter on any part thereof constructed by the armies formerly engaged in the battles on the lands or approaches to the park, any person so offending and found guilty thereof, before any justice of the peace of the county in which the offense may be committed or any court of competent jurisdiction shall for each and every such offense forfeit and pay a fine, in the discretion of the justice, according to the aggravation of the offense, of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, onehalf for the use of the park and the other half to the informer, to be enforced and recovered before such justice in like manner as debts of like nature are now by law recoverable in the several counties where the offense may be committed.

SEC. 8. That to enable the Secretary of War to begin to carry out the purpose of this Act, including the condemnation or purchase of the necessary land, marking the boundaries of the park, opening or repairing necessary roads, restoring the field to its condition at the time of the battle, maps and surveys, and the pay and expenses of the commissioners and their assistant, the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars, or such portion thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and disbursements under this Act shall require the approval of the Secretary of War, and he shall make annual report of the same to Congress.

Approved, December 27, 1894.

TO SHILOH SOLDIERS.

The Shiloh National Military Park was established by act of Congress in order that, "The armies of the southwest may have the history of one of their memorable battles preserved on the ground where they fought."

It is the desire of the commission having this work in charge that this history shall be complete, impartial, and correct, so that when the monuments of granite and bronze shall have been erected their inscriptions shall publish to the world nothing but the truth.

To secure this accuracy all reports have been carefully studied and compared. The records at Washington have been thoroughly searched and many who participated in the battle have been interviewed. Unfortunately many organizations that served at Shiloh failed to make official reports; others made such meager statements of service that it is difficult to give credit that is doubtless due to gallant organizations. It is, therefore, desired that the statements herein made be earnestly studied by every survivor of Shiloh, particularly in regard to his own organization, and that he report any errors or omissions found in these statements to "Secretary, Shiloh National Military Park Commission, Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee," who will investigate the same and make such corrections as the commission may direct with a view of the publication of a revised edition of this report. It is suggested that survivors examine official and other reports carefully and consult surviving comrades so as to be sure they are right before asking corrections.

CORNELIUS CADLE,

Chairman, Shiloh National Military Park Commission.

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ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION.

Under the provisions of the act of Congress approved December 27, 1894, the Secretary of War appointed as commissioners: Col. Cornelius Cadle, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for Army of the Tennessee, chairman; Gen. Don Carlos Buell, of Paradise, Ky., for Army of the Ohio; Col. Robert F. Looney, of Memphis, Tenn., for Army of the Mississippi; Maj. D. W. Reed, of Chicago, Ill., secretary and historian, and Capt. James W. Irwin, of Savannah, Tenn., agent for the purchase of land. The commission met and organized April 2, 1895, at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., and at once entered upon the discharge of its duties, under the direction of the Secretary of War. Mr. James M. Riddell was appointed clerk of the commission.

Mr. Atwell Thompson, civil engineer, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was employed to take charge of the work. Under his direction surveys were made and parallel lines run across the field, from north to south, every 200 feet, upon which stakes were set 200 feet apart. From this survey levels were taken and a contoured topographical map made of all the land within the limits of the park.

Gen. Don Carlos Buell died on November 19, 1898, and Maj. J. H. Ashcraft, late of the Twenty-sixth Kentucky Volunteers, was appointed in his place.

Col. Robert F. Looney died on November 19, 1899, and Col. Josiah Patterson, late of the First Alabama Cavalry, was appointed in his place.

From official maps and reports, information received from residents, personal recollections of survivors of the battle and other information, roads, fields, and camps were restored; battle lines and positions of troops located and shown on the map and marked by historical tablets on the ground. Four maps have been made which show the field of operations, the approaches to Shiloh, and a map of each day's battle. Copies of these maps accompany this report.

The progress of the work has been fully reported each year by the chairman of the commission and his reports published in the annual report of the Secretary of War.

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