lace ▁and ▁put ▁up ▁a ▁spir ited ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁" Hor net ' s ▁N est ". ▁ ▁Pr ent iss ▁took ▁full ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁position ▁after ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁fat ally ▁wounded ▁and ▁eventually ▁surrender ed ▁the ▁Hor net ' s ▁N est ▁along ▁with ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁other ▁Union ▁soldiers . ▁He ▁surrender ed ▁his ▁sword ▁to ▁L t . ▁Colonel ▁Francis ▁Mar ion ▁Walker ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Tennessee ▁Infantry . ▁After ▁the ▁battle ▁he ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁hero , ▁having ▁held ▁off ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁long ▁enough ▁to ▁allow ▁General ▁Grant ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁counter att ack ▁and ▁win ▁the ▁battle . ▁Grant ▁would ▁later ▁play ▁down ▁Benjamin ▁Pr ent iss ' ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁victory , ▁possibly ▁because ▁of ▁mut ual ▁dis like ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁gener als . ▁However , ▁Grant ▁said ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁" Pr ent iss ' ▁command ▁was ▁gone ▁as ▁a ▁division , ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁having ▁been ▁killed , ▁wounded ▁or ▁captured ; ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁rendered ▁val i ant ▁services ▁before ▁its ▁final ▁dispers al , ▁and ▁had ▁contributed ▁a ▁good ▁share ▁to ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Sh il oh ". ▁ ▁Pr ent iss ' ▁own ▁after - action ▁report ▁did ▁not ▁mention ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁Wal lace ' s ▁troops , ▁and ▁bare ly ▁made ▁any ▁mention ▁of ▁Pe ab ody , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁during ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁released ▁as