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====Army of the Ohio==== [[Image:Don Carlos Buell.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|right|[[Don Carlos Buell|Don C. Buell]]|alt=stern-looking American Civil War general with beard]] The other Union army at the Battle of Shiloh was the [[Army of the Ohio]], which was commanded by Major General Don Carlos Buell.<ref name="Daniel320"/> Portions of this army did not participate in the battle. One portion remained in Nashville, and another portion moved toward [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]] and northern Alabama.<ref name="Daniel112">{{harvnb|Daniel|1997|p=112}}</ref> Another division, plus part of a second one, did not arrive in time to participate in the battle.<ref name="Scott296">{{harvnb|Scott|1884|p=296}}</ref> The number of men present at the battle totaled to 17,918.<ref name="Daniel322"/> Although none of the regiments in Buell's army had participated in a major battle, all were well-trained and well-equipped.<ref name="Cunningham342">{{harvnb|Cunningham|2009|p=342}}</ref> The divisions in the battle were: * 2nd Division was commanded by Brigadier General [[Alexander McDowell McCook]].<ref name="Daniel320"/> * 4th Division was commanded by Brigadier General [[William "Bull" Nelson]].<ref name="Cunningham114">{{harvnb|Cunningham|2009|p=114}}</ref> * 5th Division was commanded by Brigadier General [[Thomas Leonidas Crittenden|Thomas L. Crittenden]].<ref name="Daniel320"/> * 6th Division was commanded by Brigadier General [[Thomas J. Wood]].<ref name="Daniel320"/> Only his brigades commanded by Brigadier General [[James A. Garfield]] and Colonel [[George D. Wagner]] arrived in time for the battle, and they were in place around 2:00{{nbsp}}pm on the second day. The [[57th Indiana Infantry Regiment]] was detached from Wagner's brigade to Hurlbut's division (Grant), and it was the only regiment to engage with the enemy and receive casualties.<ref name="Cunningham367">{{harvnb|Cunningham|2009|p=367}}</ref>
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