#A5 4 And among the fallen were men who had endured former battles, even such as that named after the Shiloh church, where the war did first rise unto a great height of slaughter. 5 And there was brought to bear a large gun loaded with canister, which was set to command the length of the bridge, and did sweep it from end to end, so that men were cut down as the grass before the scythe, and a second layer of the slain was laid upon the first. 6 And some of these likewise had been present at the great contest at Malvern Hill in Virginia, where the artillery had wrought terrible destruction. 7 And two guns, placed somewhat upstream, did cast forth bursting shells, whereby the gunners of the Union were sorely maimed; and another did fire solid shot with great effect, until the lone Federal piece was broken and reduced unto splinters and twisted iron. 8 And thereafter there came a counter-assault of the Rebel infantry; and they did swiftly regain much of the bridge, which had become as a place of slaughter.