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re: The Battle of Shiloh began on this date 161 years ago...
Posted on 4/6/23 at 9:45 am to CleverUserName
Posted on 4/6/23 at 9:45 am to CleverUserName
One of my great grandfathers was wounded there. Another great great grandfather was killed there. I got to visit it a few years back. Knowing what I knew brought tears to my eyes. So many wasted lives.
And what a beautiful place.
That hornet’s nest had to have been hell.
And what a beautiful place.
That hornet’s nest had to have been hell.
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Posted on 4/6/23 at 9:55 am to FreeState
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That hornet’s nest had to have been hell.
I went to a Park Ranger lecture at the hornets nest. Was a good, informative, display. Dude loved what he did and it showed.
But one of the most bloody moments was actually early in the day. The 6th Mississippi and 23rd TN broke off of Cleburne’s brigade to go around a swamp and ran into a battery shooting cannon shot right down their lines and rifle fire from the front. The 6th MS was almost completely annihilated.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 10:02 am to FreeState
Never been to Shiloh, but I hope to go there one day. I have been to several battlefields in the east, like Manassas, Gettysburg, Antietam, Chickamauga, and others . Antietam is especially beautiful. All are hallowed ground.
This is also the 158th anniversary of the Battle of Sailor's Creek. This battle was much smaller and lessor known, but was the last battle the Army of Northern Virginia fought and Lee lost about 1/4 of what remained of his army there. He surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse three days later.
In this battle, actually three engagements in a single general area, Union troops got between the tail end of Lee's army and the main force. Most of Ewell's command was surrounded and captured, which accounted for most the losses. Many supply wagons were lost too, but the men charged with guarding them largely escaped. My wife's great grandfather was among them. My MiL and her sisters knew this man well because he lived to be 96 and they all lived in their 90s too.
This is also the 158th anniversary of the Battle of Sailor's Creek. This battle was much smaller and lessor known, but was the last battle the Army of Northern Virginia fought and Lee lost about 1/4 of what remained of his army there. He surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse three days later.
In this battle, actually three engagements in a single general area, Union troops got between the tail end of Lee's army and the main force. Most of Ewell's command was surrounded and captured, which accounted for most the losses. Many supply wagons were lost too, but the men charged with guarding them largely escaped. My wife's great grandfather was among them. My MiL and her sisters knew this man well because he lived to be 96 and they all lived in their 90s too.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 1:43 pm to FreeState
There is a small cemetery near my farm that has some confederate graves from Shilo in it. It is in Gainsville AL and was at the time of the war it was a decent sized city and had major railroads and the river port.
All the graves are unmarked except for a couple of officers. The cannon in the picture was N B Forrest's. He surrendered there. Prior to his surrender his men supposedly buried their weapons with the hope they could recover them if the south rose again. The cannon was dumped in the river and remained there for several years before being brought out and placed in the cemetery.
All the graves are unmarked except for a couple of officers. The cannon in the picture was N B Forrest's. He surrendered there. Prior to his surrender his men supposedly buried their weapons with the hope they could recover them if the south rose again. The cannon was dumped in the river and remained there for several years before being brought out and placed in the cemetery.
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