Lt. Charles J. Eagler

"A SOLDIER WITH A MESSAGE"
2nd Lt. Charles J. Eagler, Company B., 77th OVI

Just hours before the beginning of the Battle of Shiloh, 2nd Lt., Charles J. Eagler was ordered to carry a message that the enemy was about to strike, but General Sherman did not believe what was reported, and gave orders for Eagler to be placed under arrest. With Eagler carring out the orders, as he was instructed, Col. Jesse Hilderbrand, and General Sherman would of never had a clue that the enemy was about to strike. The order that Eagler carried out, was surely one of the important details about this battle that is not told in anything you read about Sherman or Hilderbrand in reference to the Battle of Shiloh.

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CHARLES J. EAGLER enlisted in Company B of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantary as a 2nd Lieutenant on Nov 22, 1861 at the age of 22. He enlisted for 3 years. On March 19th, he was transfered from Co. B. to Co. H. That same day he was promoted to Full 1st Class Lieutenant. On December 9, 1864, Charles J. Eagler resigned from Co. B. He lived in the Macksburg, Ohio area.