at ▁for ▁Pad uc ah , ▁Kentucky , ▁arriv ing ▁there ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁brig ade ▁in ▁General ▁Sh erman ' s ▁division . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sh il oh ▁ ▁Daw es ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sh il oh , ▁April ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁in ▁south western ▁Tennessee ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁cost ly ▁battle ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁point . ▁Daw es ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 3 rd ▁Ohio ▁Infantry ▁served ▁with ▁distinction , ▁man aging ▁to ▁keep ▁well ▁ordered ▁during ▁the ▁otherwise ▁cha otic ▁battle . ▁The ▁ 5 3 rd ▁was ▁the ▁v angu ard ▁of ▁Sh erman ' s ▁line . ▁ ▁Daw es ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Captain ▁Jones , ▁Lieutenant ▁Star key ▁were ▁position ed ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Company ▁A . ▁General ▁Sh erman , ▁with ▁his ▁sp yg lass , ▁was ▁looking ▁along ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁regiment ▁as ▁they ▁march ed ▁across ▁Re a ▁field . ▁Daw es ▁observed ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mounted ▁Confeder ate ▁officers , ▁bearing ▁a ▁dark ▁blue ▁flag ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁center , ▁that ▁of ▁General ▁Patrick ▁R . C le bur ne , ▁who ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁" St one wall ▁of ▁the ▁West ". ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁wrote ▁an ▁eye ▁witness ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁as ▁he ▁saw ▁it ▁in ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁historical ▁publication ▁called