Post by dave on Apr 6, 2016 18:08:11 GMT
The Today, April 6 is the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh the largest engagement of American forces at that time since the founding of the Republic. The total casualties of over 23,000 staggered both sides and reinforced the determination of continuing the War till victory.
The Shiloh National Military Park has over 4,000 beautiful acres of preserved fields and forests that present the opportunity to see the area as did the combatants in 1862. The Little Big Horn presents a large area of terrain that has the appearance of what was there in 1876 but it pales in comparison to Shiloh.
Shiloh has been considered the turning point of the War by many historians and military strategists. In fact General Grant in his memories wrote:
"The battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg landing, has been perhaps less understood, or, to state the case more accurately, more persistently misunderstood, than any other engagement between National and Confederate troops during the entire rebellion."
The story of Shiloh is a study of American and her citizens, good, bad or indifferent. If Grant had been defeated he and Sherman may have been either placed in backwater posts as Pope was in Minnesota or cashiered as was Fitz John Porter. Could the Confederacy won is Albert Sidney Johnston had not been killed? Probably not as the Rebels were too scattered and disorganized without sufficient supplies and means to distribute.
Regards
Dave
The Shiloh National Military Park has over 4,000 beautiful acres of preserved fields and forests that present the opportunity to see the area as did the combatants in 1862. The Little Big Horn presents a large area of terrain that has the appearance of what was there in 1876 but it pales in comparison to Shiloh.
Shiloh has been considered the turning point of the War by many historians and military strategists. In fact General Grant in his memories wrote:
"The battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg landing, has been perhaps less understood, or, to state the case more accurately, more persistently misunderstood, than any other engagement between National and Confederate troops during the entire rebellion."
The story of Shiloh is a study of American and her citizens, good, bad or indifferent. If Grant had been defeated he and Sherman may have been either placed in backwater posts as Pope was in Minnesota or cashiered as was Fitz John Porter. Could the Confederacy won is Albert Sidney Johnston had not been killed? Probably not as the Rebels were too scattered and disorganized without sufficient supplies and means to distribute.
Regards
Dave