Beauregard withdraws All morning, Beauregard hoped that the arrival of 20,000 men under the command of Brigadier General Earl Van Dorn would change the battle momentum back to favoring the Confederates. He was eventually notified that Van Dorn was still far away, so preparations for a withdrawal to Corinth began about 1:00pm. At about 2:00pm, Breckinridge began forming his corps into a rear guard position near Shiloh Church. Confederate batteries around Shiloh Church began a bombardment campaign to deceive the Union soldiers into thinking the Confederate army was still present. Around 3:30pm, the last of the Confederate artillery was hauled away toward Corinth.
Beauregard withdraws All morning, Beauregard hoped that the arrival of 2.0000 men under the command of Brigadier General Earl Van Dorn would change the battle momentum back to favoring the Confederates He was eventually notified that Van Dorn was still far away, so preparations for a withdrawal to Corinth began about 1:00pm. At about 200pm, Breckinridge began forming his corps into a rear guard position near Shiloh Church. Confederate batteries around Shiloh Church began a bombardment campaign to deceive the Union soldiers into t,hinking the Confederate army was still present. Around 3:30pm, the last of the Confeder:ate artillery was hauled away toward Corinth.