Shiloh: A Battlefield GuidePeabody?s Battle Line, McCuller?s Field, Stuart?s Defense, the Peach Orchard, and Hell?s Hollow?these monuments mark some of the critical moments in the battle of Shiloh but offer the visitor only the most meager sense of what happened on the banks of the Tennessee in April 1862. This battlefield guide breathes life into Civil War history, giving readers a clear picture of the setting at the time of engagement, who was where, and when and how the battle progressed. ø Designed to lead the user on a one-day tour of one of the most important battlefields of the war, the guide provides precise directions to all the key locations in a manner reflecting how the battle itself unfolded. A wealth of maps, vivid descriptions, and careful but accessible analysis makes plain the sweep of events and the geography of the battlefield, enhancing the experience of Shiloh for the serious student, the casual visitor, and the armchair tourist alike. |
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5th Division advance Albert Sidney Johnston April army Art'y assault attack Battery battle of Shiloh battlefield Beauregard Bell's Old Cotton BLCW Bloody Pond Bragg Brig brigade Buell cannon Capt cavalry Chalmers Civil command Confederate CORINTH-PITTSBURG LANDING ROAD corps Creek defensive deployed Directions Orientation Directions What Happened division Duncan Field East Stop Eastern Corinth Road enemy Federals fighting fire fork of Shiloh Fraley Field Grant guns Hamburg-Purdy Road Hamburg-Savannah Road Hardee Hornets Hurlbut Illinois infantry Johnston Jones Field left front Lew Wallace Light Artillery McClernand mile Mississippi monument numbers Old Cotton Field Orientation What Happened Park Peach Orchard Pittsburg Landing Prentiss Proceed ravine Rea Field rear regiments retreat right flank Sarah Bell's Old sector Sherman Shiloh Branch Shiloh Church side soldiers Stop 15 Stop 9 Stuart's tablet Tennessee River terrain tree line W. H. L. Wallace Walk Wallace’s West Stop Wicker Field woods wounded yards