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If no Yankee unit was near enough to be shooting, then what were the Confedrates shooting at??
Albert,
You are right, there were plenty of Union troops within range, to name a few, the 12th illinois, 9th Illinois, 41st Illinois and the 28th Illinois. There were several other units in range, these were just the closest with a direct line of fire. The chaplain of the 9th Illinois, Marion Morrison, was in the battle but i don't know if he picked up a rifle or not. Just imagine, Johnston could have been killed by John Wayne's grandpa.
Fuller,
Besides the tourniquit two other items were found in Johnston's pocket. One was the key to his room in "Rose Cottage" the Corinth home of Captain William Inge (Inge was a staff officer in Clark's division) which he was using as his headquarters prior to the battle. The other item was half of a sandwich. On the 4th of April as he was preparing to leave for Tennessee, Johnston was stopped by Mrs. Inge who offered him two sandwiches and a piece of cake. Johnston refused the offer telling her, "We soldiers travel light." When his back was turned she slipped the items into his pocket not knowing that in 4 days she and her neighbor Ellen Polk would be preparing his body for the trip home to Texas.
Tom (calcav)