Battle of Shiloh | Full Animated Battle Map/Great Battles in History

[@wmschooley1234]

Dr. Wilder: Great job of stiching all your earlier segments on Shiloh into one comprehensive and compelling presentation. Respectflly, W.S.

[@steveperreira5850]

Superbly narrated and illustrated!

[@volslover1504]

Dr. Wilder I just listened to this from Tupelo, Ms to Pickwick, Tn. Awesome information. You do the men who fought at Shiloh justice by adding the personal notes and letters. Thank you for your attention to detail.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much. That makes me so happy.

[@thereturnofdarthcaedus]

@@HistoryGoneWilder i cant wait to buy your merch when i do get the shirts im ging to buy from you youd be surprised i love your content your very educated and plus where are you from i know you are a southern but which state are you from and are you still living in the same state you were born i was born in a famous state that did not secded from the union when the civil war broke out same with my older brother my older brother was born in maine i was born in delaware

[@adamconway3093]

Quhhmy duck won't work Janelle. And you throwing a fit don't help

[@maxcorder2211]

Sir, I grew up in Tupelo. Spent many fun days at Pickwick on Yellow and Indian creeks. Living in Montana now and enjoying this documentary. My grandfather lived in NE Mississippi near Holly Springs and served in the Confederate Army. I don’t know if he fought at Shiloh. Later in the war he was captured at Vicksburg and transported to a POW camp in Illinois. After the war’s end, he returned to Mississippi and farmed south of Pontotoc.

[@kimberleyannedemong5621]

You never disappoint me. I love this longer video. I enjoy the continuity of longer videos. Great job as always

[@MrMenefrego1]

An outstanding documentary; It's unusual yet distinctive to have a Southerner narrate the various elements of the battle. It helps this Yankee to appreciate the narrative more, somehow.

[@hissyhonker220]

Just an observation here but the way you worded that makes it seem we are indeed two countries again, thus perpetuate the hate to future generations instead of learning from the errors of the past and assigning blame. Kinda sounds like the national socialist point of view in the late 1920's and 30's also reminded me a little of the allied powers and their conversations on the aftermath of ww1 and who would "pay"...let's blame our way into another war?.. perhaps this time north and south can destroy one another completely 🤔 wouldn't that be great? Hmm wonder who would be the winner there? And with no slaves to blame everything on this time who will be the scapegoat?

[@marknewton6984]

Beauregard blew it.

[@johnfleet235]

Excellent description of the Battle of Shiloh. I hope to visit the site myself in retirement. I actually believe Shiloh should be considered one of the key battles of the Civil War for two reasons. This is the battle where the real partnership of Grant and Sherman began. It also marked the start of a subtle change in the relationship between Grant and Halleck. Halleck's report did not specifically blame Grant for the Union mistakes at Shiloh. His report put the blame on others. Plus, Halleck took direct command, which allowed the clamor about Grant to die down. Grant and Halleck would never be buddies, but they worked well together during the Vicksburg Campaign.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Please check out my other videos.

[@raylast3873]

I think there are even bigger factors that make Shiloh crucial: 1. This was very much the decisive engagement between the main bodies of both Armies in the west, that determined what the Armies would be able to do going forward. Beauregard got his army smashed and had to retreat and was never able to threaten Grant in the same way ever again. For the Union Shiloh removed Johnston and Beauregard‘s Army as an obstacle to capturing Corinth and ultimately Vicksburg, and thus wresting control of the Mississippi. 2. This was one battle where where the Union was actually threatened with losing their entire Army in case of a defeat. This is not normal. Big Civil War battles almost always ended with the losing side being able to withdraw in some kind of order, and rarely allowed for the destruction of one side‘s army. At Shiloh, due to the restricting terrain if Johnston had managed to overrun Union defenses and push them into the Tennessee River, Grant‘s Army would have been wiped out. Likewise if he managed to capture Pittsburgh Landing and push Grant into the bogs. That sort of outcome would have changed the entire direction of the war in the West for months or years in a way other battles would not have done. And of course, Grant and Sherman could easily have ended up dead. 3. Also different from other important battles of the Civil War, the outcome was much more uncertain, perhaps the most uncertain of all the major engagements in the war: if Beauregard had deployed his brigades differently so they didn‘t get tangled up it could have gone differently, if they didn‘t get obsessed with the Hornet‘s Nest for several hours and focused on Pittsburgh Landing, it could have gone differently, if some of the brigades that formed the first lines of defense or their leaders had broken at the wrong time, it could have gone differently. Likewise if Buell had happened to get delayed longer than Johnston by a day or even a few hours. This is different from battles like Gettyburg or Antietam, where there was relatively little the Confederates could have actually done to win a decisive victory. Shiloh really was decided by a hair‘s breadth (and no small degree of Luck) and the impact was massive.

[@BigMrFirebird]

@@raylast3873 Totally agree. Plus Grant (and Sherman's) unpreparedness prior to the battle could have cost them their jobs, if only the Union had a suitable number of fighting generals to replace them.

[@kidmohair8151]

I am most impressed, and in case I haven't done this elsewhere, congratulations on your doctorate.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much.

[@thereturnofdarthcaedus]

@@HistoryGoneWilder this is my favorite battle of 1862 grant learned from is mistakes on the first day then he did the unthinkable on the second and id love to say this book spawned two books one written by jeff shaara the other written by she;by foote both books about the battle of shiloh

[@thereturnofdarthcaedus]

@@HistoryGoneWilder did you know pg t was also at the second battle of fort wagner he defeated a huge federal army at the second battle of fort wagner

[@josephwebster4101]

Great collection of work, very well done. Great to see it as a complete set. Thanks

[@ChaoticBattles]

Thank you for your service to history.

[@kurtc6302]

Your videos are just totally awesome. Have a Lotta respect for the work that you put in them. Thank you.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much!

[@davidbowman4259]

You have one of the best -- if not THE best -- Civil War channels. I love seeing how the various regiments were deployed, and who engaged whom in a particular spot. I get emotional reading about Mississippians firing on Ohioans, and Illinoisans firing on Tennesseans, and so on for this battle and all of the other great encounters of this epic four-year struggle. One also thinks of the 24th Michigan versus the 26th North Carolina at Gettysburg (not to mention the famous Maine-Alabama fight on Little Round Top), and the heavily outnumbered Georgians holding off Connecticut and New Hampshire troops at Burnside's Bridge at Antietam. Thank you.

[@dreadpiratekeane]

Excellent channel. Love your content and I'm a big fan of this series. Well done 👏

[@ronnyrono782]

Used to shoot a 50 caliber muzzleloader. After pulling the trigger I couldn't see through the smoke to the Target. 150,000 muzzleloaders plus cannons. Little Wonder there was such confusion on these battlegrounds. They probably couldn't see anything.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Exactly, this made battle chaotic. Thank you so much for watching.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

I’ve been to the Shiloh reenactment in the past and climbed a tree to have a better view. I have a .50 cal muzzleloader myself. The amount of smoke on the field was astronomical in the reenactment. I can’t imagine being in the heat of battle in any of those fights. Those poor guys slugging it out the way they did was brutal.

[@MGTOWPaladin]

That is why the design of the Stars and Bars was changed. In all that smoke, the CS and US flags were confused on the battlefield! Although, I still prefer the Stars and Bars, but the newer ones incorporated the Battle Flag into the upper left quadeant.

[@fishinglunkies3629]

Lol, I listen for the impacts and dust cloud kick up…so hard to see through the sulfur cloud

[@wojciechgrodnicki6302]

Indeed. Probably couldn't hear much either.

[@proofoftruthinpolitics1809]

Well done! I've reviewed Shiloe from many sources over the last few years. Yours is the most indepth and comprehensive in my experience. Thank you for your wonderful contributions.

[@davidhallett8783]

ShiloH like it says in the title. Not enough years i guess

[@theodoresmith5272]

This is going to be awesome. Thank you DR.

[@michaelhendricks9229]

Awesome work! I listened to Shiloh, 1862 on audio over a trip last year. I thought it was a great book but having the animated maps is invaluable.

[@stevenschier7800]

Well done. I have toured the battlefield three times but learned things from your narrative.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@stevenschier7800 I'm so happy that I could help.

[@stevebutler8387]

Was there yesterday. I love Shiloh, actually proposed to my wife above Pittsburgh Landing in 1980.

[@EstellaBeard]

My husband and I enjoyed this ! We will definitely walk the LRT, more than we have before! We are excited to see LRT, once the rehabilitation is done! Thank you for sharing and your hard work! Hope to see you both do more of these!

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much.

[@ihamptonii]

Thank you for making this video. Very informative.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

@@ihamptonii I'm glad you like it. Please check out my other animated battle maps.

[@louisgratton1960]

Congrats Dr. Wilder PHD Historian. 🥂 This video altogether was so cool the dogged determination of both combatants was astounding, I can feel it , Thank You Good Doctor for your historical remedy , that felt good ! Cheers 🥃

[@emokellen]

These animated maps are some of the best I've seen on all of youtube. We need more of these of more battles!

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much. I have many available on the channel and next week I will upload Fort Stedman. In May, I will be animating Jackson's Valley Campaign.

[@emokellen]

@@HistoryGoneWilder Yes! I love the vids on 2nd Manassas and Chickamauga. Also, the Day 1 of Gettysburg was good. Can't wait for a full vid on the whole battle. I know they are long but that's what we (at least I think like-minded people like me) want! I look forward to the Valley campaign of 1862, that was, in my opinion, Jackson's greatest triumph. Can't wait for more battles, especially on the western theater, like Kennesaw Mountain or Franklin. Your deep dive into Pratrick Cleburne, Winfield Hancock, and George Henry Thomas were amazing! Keep the vids coming Professor. They are the best on KZbin!

[@BigMrFirebird]

An excellent production. Many thanks for this, from the UK.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much! I will be finishing the animation for Chickamauga in September.

[@BigMrFirebird]

@@HistoryGoneWilder That's great news! Keep up the good work.

[@ObiwanNekody]

Thank you for making this video.

[@susanschaffner4422]

Clear presentation. I've read about the battle, but this explains the movements that it is easy to comprehend. Thanks.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

That was my intention. I'm so happy that my videos help people better understand battles.

[@charlescomly1]

I sure appreciate all your hard work on this series as well as all your previous and current work on General Cleburn, thank you very much.

[@davidhallett8783]

Major general patrick cleburnE thank you very much

[@Odonanmarg]

Very well done Mr. Wilder.

[@PremiumColin]

My great, great, grandfather was in the 31st Indiana volunteers. They went to shiloh, and fought through the orchard with smoothbore, percussion conversion springfields, and left with enfield rifles.

[@travisbayles870]

Salute from Alabama to your ancestor

[@wg1751]

Great work as always and I've been watching your vids since you had 160 sub's

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much.

[@benjamin112]

This video not only explains the battle but also indirectly the confusion and mayhem of a battle in these times!

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[@ThePrader]

Great job. Nobody would have ever remembered Grant had General C.F. Smith not died from that infected leg. General C. F. Smith was senior to Grant by decades, yet Grant "Ranked" him because Grant was a Major General and Smith a Brigadier. Smith was his instructor at West Point ! Grant himself said he had a hard time giving Smith orders. Yet being the soldier that he was, Smith never complained and was very supportive of Grant, almost fatherly. They were a great team. When I was an active serving officer I had a framed declaration Smith made about an officer's entire career and battle, "Never knowing when or where the hour of battle may break, the officer must always be ready to fight! He must fight!" Grant listened and learned.

[@ravarga4631]

Sherman would have agreed after shiloh. He should have been more alert. It is the watchword of any sensible fighting man, others were better suited to logistics, training and procurment and supply. All types are necessary but in the right role, round pegs in round holes, square pegs in square holes. The union had too many square pegs in round holes for too long, politics ?%

[@gregkientop559]

Thank you for such a sublime presentation of such a crucial battle. The web of stories successfully brings to bear both the passions and desperations of this conflict. You honor in truth both the efforts of the victorious and of the vanquished. I felt as though a participant with my ancestor in the 12th Iowa. With much respect.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

I'm so happy to hear this. Thank you so much for the kind words. Please stayed tuned for more animated battle maps. They are my passion but because of how long it takes to put them together, I don't get them out as often as I would like.

[@jasonclark9662]

My middle name is Paladin I think I heard that theme song somewhere lol. Btw great job Sir.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much. Keep watching. Plenty of great content on the way.

[@donaldball9265]

A professional mix of macro and micro battle facts and stories. Congratulations. A battle that should have convinced the two 'nations' that there would be no give to this war. Churchill quietly rejoiced when America entered the war after Pearl Harbor because, as a student of our Civil War, he knew we were a nation of stubborn fighters and the best possible ally.

[@donnywolf9250]

Thanks for the video

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

You are very welcome.

[@Chris-um3se]

Excellent narration.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much!

[@zach7193]

Man, a complete breakdown. Have History Will Travel must have been putting in work.

[@TUNINGDONERIGHTMX5]

Outstanding work Historian!

[@wegder]

A g-g-grandfather of mine served with an Illinois unit during the civil war, I often wondered how he joined this Illinois unit as he lived about 30 miles from Pittsburgh landing. Eventually I found some war records that indicated that he signed up for service with this Illinois unit in Savannah Tennessee right before the battle of Shiloh.

[@kimberleyannedemong5621]

I have always wondered since Johnston was shot in the popliteal artery could this have been a friendly fire accident? To be a shot from the federals Johnston would have had to had his back to the union troops

[@patrickkelly6691]

You are being a bit fixated on fronts here. Johnston was on a horse and was riding back and forth, the horse maybe jittery too. Very easy for him to be turned for many (seperate) moments with his back to the Federals. The question of who fired the shot would therefore be very hard to substantiate even if the same circumstance was enacted today.

[@ML-Brumski]

Why are you running.. because I can’t fly. Burst out laughing with this one. 😝

[@terryeustice5399]

A great narrative of this battle in Tennessee. Just a horrific account of bravery on both sides. No one really took the field. But, was an good example of Grants tenancies.

[@cooperschannel5447]

My great great great grandfather was in the Union KY 5th. He was sent home to die in KY after Shiloh. His son later died near Little Rock after Corinth and is buried there.

[@doughalstead7608]

Wow! Well done.

[@steven.ghodgson765]

as an Englishman I found the account well told and I look forward to learning more. - Thanks

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

You are very welcome.

[@bluewolf7572]

Excellent.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you. Please check out my other videos and animated battle maps.

[@jimmythedudeman]

Never thought of it before, but I wonder how large an impact on the overall war a Confederate major victory here would have had. Grant likely would have been removed from command, at least initially, if those high casualty figures were paired with a crushing defeat. The psyche of the Confederates in the West would have been much improved, and the Union forces much damaged, to the extent that they might never have gotten into the habit of always losing and always winning, respectively. If the outcome changed due to Johnston surviving, the Western theater would have enjoyed an able commander instead of being saddled with Bragg for two years. Kind of hard to overstate the significance of the Union victory there.

[@decimated550]

33:20 herd of goats crosses between the battle lines and all are blown away by musket fire, both accidental and deliberate

[@johnstevenson9956]

The maps were a tremendous help.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much! I'll be animating Chickamauga starting tonight at 7pm. Stay tuned.

[@johnstevenson9956]

Terrific work! @@HistoryGoneWilder

[@hivolt9993]

" I would fight them if there were a million " I love these videos

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much.

[@mississippichris]

Kentuckian John Cabell Breckenridge was not only a Confederate General, but had served in Congress and the Senate, and was the youngest US Vice-President at 36 when elected, serving under President James Buchanan.

[@TCK-uo3es]

General Hurlbutt Really! Was there a General Hershysquirts also?

[@jessicaavery1080]

I caught tadpoles in Bloody Pond when I was a kid. Was a bit jarring, the normalcy and beauty of the area, knowing the hell that occurred some 130 odd years ago at yhe time

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

It’s often thought that WW1 was the most gruesome war (not specifically for America just in general). Because it was the war where tactics were so far behind the weaponry. Essentially using Napoleonic tactics against machine gun nests. However medicine had caught up a bit, medics at least had morphine, a hit to a limb with a bullet doesn’t mean amputation the way it did with a musket ball. This had to be absolute hell on earth and it’s almost incomprehensible for a modern human to imagine the courage it must have taken to fight those battles. People just value themselves too much these days to be sacrificed in that way (myself included). Those guys had balls of steel.

[@raylast3873]

What is it with Wallace and being late to the fight? Grant placed him in line with the intention that his (fresh) troops go into action first along with Buell’s army. And he still waited all this time to enter the main fight, to the point where Grant’s line was at risk of breaking. Somehow I don’t think Grant miscommunicated that time.

[@decimated550]

42:25 a federal regiment holds its fired until point plank range and kills every rebel in the front rank. I would always make sure that I was in the second line not the first. I would just stop marching for 2 seconds and then let them pass in front of me and then rejoin and pick a fellow soldier to hide behind

[@patrickkelly6691]

@decimated550 - Never served did you ? A soldier who did things like that wouldn't last very long, his mates would deal with him.

[@leoren2685]

One correction: WHL Wallace didn't die for several days. His wife accompanied him back to Grant's headquarters and stayed by his side. She wasn't told of his death.

[@timmystevenssr.timbuck1966]

💯🤝👍👏👏👏Thank you so very much for making such a vivid account of what truly occurred at this location during the war of state rights or the war of northern aggression. I do truly appreciate the time in which you put in making the beat account of any civil war battle that I have ever seen in my life or since I became infatuated with the history of the civil war at age 10 when my father took me to the battle of bull run to show me the first real battle of the war where he claims that a confederate spirit jumped inside of me and this is the reason why I have been so driven to learn every aspect of of the civil war and all the events leading up to the start of the war and the reconstruction years that followed the war and even the events through out the south up through the civil rights movement in the 1960's. Whatever the reason that has sparked the flame inside my soul I dearly love the rich and abundant history that I have learned and still learning at age 43 now. Once again thank you so much for this detailed account of such a interesting battle between the Yankees and confederate army you are appreciated and with that said God Bless you and yours my friend. I forgot to mention I am from the Eastern Shore of Maryland my entire life from Queen Anne's County from a island that has confederate Graves on it called Kent Island, Maryland I just wanted to add that little information in here take care my friend !

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. I greatly appreciate all the support.

[@jimbeaux89]

This is an absolutely brilliant presentation of what happened. The civil war as a whole is a tragedy that should’ve never happened. Nevertheless, I’m so proud of those Ohio boys that fought so fiercely. I’m proud of all of my American brothers for standing firm in the face of almost certain death. If that doesn’t instill you with a burning pride, I don’t know what will.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much for watching. I've got many more videos including more animated battle maps. In May, I will be animating Jackson's Valley Campaign.

[@nathanirby4273]

Don't know why, but I suddenly feel like knocking back a fruit jar full of good corn liquor

[@gat2asp919]

Going to be there for the anniversary this year.

[@ros3171]

my great great grandfather Andrew Jackson Stanley fought at shiloh he was with the 8th tennessee with Looney

[@jimmyraythomason1]

Very informative presentation. My gggrandfather, Pvt. Eli J. Todd was in this battle with the 25th Al. CSA (later absorbed by the 22nd Al. CSA). He survived the battle and the war. He suffered from breathing problems the remainder of his life following this battle.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

I hope this animated battle map helped you understand your ancestor's role in the battle.

[@spencerjohnson5827]

My 4x great grandfather fought here part of the 4/5th Tennessee

[@spencerjohnson5827]

Wow crazy mine as well

[@donpaladino]

One of my Great Great Grandfathers was there. He survived because his specialty was wagon repair.....I'm thinking because he was a wagon maker.

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

I hope this animated battle map for the Battle of Shiloh helped you understand your ancestor's role in the battle.

[@annettemalaski1967]

Allan Alda was too into being the head actor! If they really would have spread the limelight around more, I would have liked it a bit better!

[@theobserver9131]

This is the first I've heard my family named in history. Hurlbut.

[@andrewsilverstein6186]

A misconception that has been repeated is that the name, "Shilo" means, "place of peace". It does not. It means, "His gift".

[@shilohhuddleston1649]

Its Hebrew. It means "Bringer or giver of Peace". Or "Bringer or giver of Light." Depending on which translation you want to go with.

[@GrinninPig]

Just imagine... Well, maybe it's just as good that our run is near to an end.

[@alanaadams7440]

Shiloh church building wasn't much but the significance of the battle Huge

[@JohnAnglin-lh7bs]

"ain't never seen such since the Battle of Shiloh" they'd say

[@JohnAnglin-lh7bs]

It was the largest land war upon America's soil up until that time

[@JohnAnglin-lh7bs]

General Albert Sidney Johnston would have done well to remain amongst the rereward as CO and to more promptly issue orders for Forrest's men to execute upon the Union left flank; Buell's forces may never have had a chance to step foot on the Southside of the Cumberland

[@BrandonSmith84]

James Clifford Veatch is my 4th Cousin 6x Removed James Clifford Veatch commanded the 2nd Brigade in Stephen A Hurlburt's 4th Division

[@HistoryGoneWilder]

Thank you so much for watching. I hope this animated battle map helped you understand his role in the battle.

[@BrandonSmith84]

@@HistoryGoneWilder also Randall Lee Gibson is my 3rd Cousin 5x Removed and he's the Great Grandson of Captain Nathaniel Hart who help Daniel Boone

[@decimated550]

41:21 a cannonball explodes inside a horse

[@ravarga4631]

More troops at the right time are always good. Everyone claims a part in success, who claims defeat??

[@spacehonky6315]

No one. There was lots of disgusting public finger pointing in letters, newspapers, and memoirs for the next 50 years. This was made worse by the Lost Cause crap pretending the CSA's noble heroes were worthy of sainthood. Okay, maybe Lee at Gettysburg admitted some blame? That's one of the few times i can remember a general taking responsibility for mistakes (ordering the 3rd day charge.) I do have a few least favorite generals, with McClellan, Bragg and McClernand(who? Lol) leading the pack. Don't like Halleck much either. He was superb at administration and supply but his constant need to backstab subordinate field generals was disgusting.

[@jeffdarnell7942]

There's ONE reason, and ONLY one reason Grant wasn't wiped out the next morning...the arrival of MORE Soldiers of Buells Army, arriving to assist Grant, than what the Confederacy had TOTAL in their Field... 100%, doesn't take to much to figure that one out. I can't believe A Sidney Johnston, or ONE of all the troops around him, didn't have ONE TOURNIQUET...that's amazing...course he'd sent his Surgeon off to help Federal Prisoners.

[@davidbowman4259]

The North fought the rebellion with one hand behind its back. It was always destined to win.

[@DamonNomad82]

The irony was that General Johnston had a tourniquet in his pocket the whole time. The staff officers who were trying to help him when they realized he was seriously wounded didn't realize it until after he had died. Had they found it and applied it, he could have survived. If he had, who knows how history would have gone?

[@TheStapleGunKid]

_"Many historians have argued that Grant’s beaten army was saved only by the timely arrival of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio near sundown on April 6. The common conception is that Grant’s men had been driven back to the landing and were about to be defeated when the lead elements of Buell’s army arrived, deployed in line and repelled the last Confederate assaults of the day."_ _"The veterans of the various armies vehemently argued their cases after the war. Members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee maintained that they had the battle under control at nightfall that first day, while their counterparts in the Society of the Army of the Cumberland (the successor to Buell’s Army of the Ohio) argued with equal vigor that they had saved the day. Even Grant and Buell entered the fight when they wrote opposing articles for Century magazine in the 1880s."_ _"Grant claimed his army was in a strong position with heavy lines of infantry supporting massed artillery. His effort to trade space for time throughout the day of April 6 had worked; Grant had spent so much time in successive defensive positions that daylight was fading by the time the last Confederate assaults began, and he was convinced that his army could handle those attacks."_ _"Buell, on the other hand, painted a picture of a dilapidated Army of the Tennessee on the brink of defeat. Only his arrival with fresh columns of Army of the Ohio troops won the day. The lead brigade, commanded by Colonel Jacob Ammen, deployed on the ridge south of the landing and met the Confederate advance. In Buell’s mind, Grant’s troops could not have held without his army."_ _"In reality, the Confederates probably had little hope of breaking Grant’s last line. Situated on a tall ridge overlooking streams known as the Dill and Tilghman branches, Grant’s forces, battered though they were, still had enough fight in them to hold their extremely strong position, especially since they had over 50 pieces of artillery in line. Likewise, the troops were massed in compact positions. Good interior lines of defense also helped, and two Federal gunboats fired on the Confederates from the river. Grant poured heavy fire into the Confederates from the front, flank and rear."_ _"The Confederates never actually assaulted the Federal line, further damaging Buell’s assertion. Only elements of four disorganized and exhausted Confederate brigades crossed the backwater in the Dill Branch ravine as gunboat shells flew through the air. Only two of those brigades undertook an assault, one without ammunition. The Confederates topped the rise and faced a withering fire. They were convinced. Orders from Beauregard to withdraw did not have to be repeated."_ _"In fact, only 12 companies of Buell’s army crossed in time to deploy and become engaged. Grant had the situation well under control and could have fended off much larger numbers than he actually encountered. While Buell’s arrival did provide a morale boost and allowed Grant to take the offensive the next morning, Grant had the battle situation under control by the time Buell arrived."_ --American Battlefield Trust.

[@greenwave819]

it's long been disproven that either side was bayonetting the wounded.

[@theobserver9131]

Victory in Blue! Last time, every time.

[@cleverusername9369]

Sherman was such a savage

[@MGTOWPaladin]

That's exactly the word the buffaloes and Plains Indians used when he slaughtered them!

[@rogerbrown-ci3ou]

General Beaugard was the biggest disappointment at Shiloh

[@melbea03]

Who controlled the Mississippi river controlled North America

[@bobbyshaftowenttosea5410]

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[@travisbayles870]

If Johnston isn't a general then I have none President Jefferson Davis Confederate States of America

[@ronnyrono782]

The Confederate cause and their hopes were sky high. Then on July 4th 1863 Lee was in full retreat from Gettysburg and Vicksburg had surrendered. On that one day the South's fate was doomed. One day!

[@drjohnjudd]

Love the videos, but confused by the entire song at the end. You’re making videos on KZbin, not wandering a post-apocalyptic wasteland with your book of history imparting knowledge to the small bands of illiterate survivors you encounter. Perhaps lose the song….

[@wakeup167]

christian killing christian over debt of the masters. sad state of affairs that seemingly never ends.

[@floatingaround22]

So many traitors justly met their end at Shiloh.

[@volslover1504]

Not trying to be rude but if your statement is true then the people who started the United States were traitors. Just saying....

[@floatingaround22]

@@volslover1504 Yes. They were traitors. That's literally what they talked about at the first Continental Congress. Whether to be traitors or not to England. However, this is the Union's Army's America now. Racist and bigots just get to live in it. By the grace of Abraham Lincoln too. As we could have killed them all and probably should have. Judging by how modern Republicans are acting.

[@davidhallett8783]

So many brave men who were willing to die for what they believed in met their end at shiloh

[@travisbayles870]

@@davidhallett8783 very well said

[@ros3171]

looking at history with todays insights

[@kennethd9344]

Sad that the southern states didn’t win 😢😢 or great southern men god bless southern states ❤

[@donaldzlotnik505]

How the white man died over freeing the black man, who REFUSED to fight for their own freedom (A very small number did fight, but poorly.)....and now we are called the racists.

[@hvymettle]

Arraying the three Confederate corps in three lines was a mistake. The extent of the line was too long for one commander and he had no reserves at his immediate command with the following brigades under the orders of another commander. Johnston wanted the main effort made on the Union left but this faulty deployment led to heavier attacks on Grant's right and center. The initial surprise was thus squandered by the poor tactical deployment of the attacking force.

[@thomasfeltes1041]

If the dead Union troops could come back To life today and see the results of what they died for They would have deserted

[@MGTOWPaladin]

If they knew they were fighting to preserve the Union Treasury, they would have deserted back then!