Shiloh Battle, Pittsburg Landing | Grant, Sherman, McClernand | Johnston, Beauregard | Tennessee map

[@jamesforeman4368]

One of the best battlefield videos that I have seen. Laying out the geography, with streams, roads and features help in understanding the ground, and why the CSA ended up in clockwise rotation instead of a counter-clockwise rotation away from Pittsburg Landing trapping the Union against Owl Creek. The Battlefield Trust has made some recent videos that also show why the ground dictated the CSA deployment instead of Beauregard’s original battle plan. I especially appreciate the zooming in and out for context. I am now a fan, keep up the great work.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

[@rg20322]

This is one of the best I've seen with such detail, quality and exemplary commentary. I couldn't stop watching until the end!

[@frankmiller95]

Excellent presentation. Having visited this battlefield on several occasions, this is best explanation of a very complex battle. To those haven't been there, this is, or was until the mid 90s, the best preserved major battlefield of the Civil War. When walking the trails and following the audio guides, there is no visible modern intrusion, no power lines, highways or even paved roads, buildings or other, distracting, modern crap. The absence of those distractions allows us to fully focus on and appreciate the magnitude of the struggle. lf this presentation could be incorporated into the battlefield guides, it would be a perfect complement to an in-person visit.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you. I visited Gettysburg a number of times in the 90s and thought the best exhibit they had was the electric map. They should have kept that one.

[@exposethenwo6491]

I have been there twice.

[@stevepowell6503]

Nice. Thank you for the info. I would like to visit,but wanted to make sure it was well-preserved.

[@hilltopper1981]

Thank you for this brilliant summary. As a Boy Scout in the 1970’s I spent days and nights at the battlefield, not knowing at that time that my great, great, great grandfather had been a casualty there. He absorbed a rebel bullet, returned to his Kentucky home, and died the following April. He died from the war, not at the battle. This is a beautiful summary of (at the time) America’s greatest tragedy. Thank you for creating, summarizing, and sharing.

[@josephagnello9335]

You are one of the best commentators of history, on history. Your voice is clear, pleasing authoritative. Your common sense call approach backed w facts,field layouts as well as satellite imagery,makes it easy for the viewer to follow you and battle progressions. Yor videos of the colonization of North America from 1490s is the best overview this observer and lover of history has ever seen. Thank you so very much.

[@Owennerd]

The best breakdowns of the American Civil War's battles! I love the way you really show the terrain. So many videos focus on the more human elements, and exaggerate them, while the geography that actually and truly defined the battle is a more of a footnote than the focus.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend! I was recently going through older comments, and I realized I somehow missed this comment and Super Thanks. Thank you for your generosity. Sorry about the delayed response. I just missed it until now.

[@Owennerd]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian I didn't do it for a response, so no problem! Love your videos.

[@chasemanhart]

After deep diving on the battle of Shiloh the past few days, this is the best video I've seen. It does the best at orienting me where everyone is, and the significance behind their locations. Most "battle maps" even the good, animated ones can still look like a cluster of 1-side vs the other with no real sense of scale. Great job.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you so much! That means a lot to me.

[@Sir.suspicious]

I've watched many civil war documentaries and videos, NOTHING beats your content

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@garyfuiten5126]

Visited TN in the fall of 2016. Went to see B Pussers home and J D Distillery. Went by this place. Had the afternoon to kill figuring it would be boring. Hands down the most interesting place I've ever visited. Never was to a Battlefield before. It was Fall. Very quiet. Few people. The Monuments were unbelievable. The info signs were all over. I learned so much.

[@mjfleming319]

I went through Tennessee this summer and stopped at the George Dickel distillery just down the road from JD, then went on to Chickamauga battlefield in Georgia. Highly recommend that trip if you ever get the chance.

[@bfg1836]

I’ve been to the battlefield a few times. I’ve also slept in the house that was Grant’s headquarters following the battle while the army recovered. It was owned by my aunt and her new husband. The diary of the woman who owned it at the time is on display in the parlor, and they gave tours in the spring. The original dining table was there with Grant’s cigar burns, and the nicks from Sherman’s sword are still on the banister of the stairs. He beat on the banister with his sword to piss off the owner. It’s all in the diary.

[@Brian-zp1df]

Cool

[@svenrio8521]

Lol classic Sherman 😂

[@Tom37323]

Thank you for the excellent review of the western battlefield and details of Shiloh. Walking up from Pittsburgh landing and viewing the cemetery with battery placements is quite sobering.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

It's very humbling to be in a place like that. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffreyvanderklip6769]

Very well presented. Have been to the battlefield and seen the terrain that both sides had to encounter. Very humbling to see the bloody pond and being told it was named because the water turned red from the blood of both sides. Both sides had their last moments trying to drink the water.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Very humbling to go to the location. The carnage at Shiloh was the first sight of battle that many of these men experienced.

[@exposethenwo6491]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian With the battle a realization that the war was going to last longer and be much deadlier than initially thought.

[@stevepowell6503]

What is your opinion of it as a historic site? I have seen many of the Eastern battlefields, as well as the ones around Chattanooga, and it is a mixed bag. I would like to visit it, but it is an 8 hour drive I don't want to make unless the battlefield is well-preserved.

[@LaurieGeePea]

The very best explanation of this battle!!! Thank you for your efforts.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you so much. That really means alot to me.

[@petereddinger3249]

An excellent walk-thru of the battle movements. WELL DONE!!!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks!

[@BuzzSargent]

This may be a weird comment. However, as you moved through this battle I felt chills from the ferocity of the battle from each side. The sheer numbers of men meeting each other like this in battle. Oh my goodness! God Bless Us All.

[@stevepowell6503]

I have felt that as well. I have visited many battlefields, but for some reason Cold Harbor gave me chills.

[@Squatch_Rider66]

Great perspective and action report of the engagement. Thanks for putting this presentation together. Keep up the good work.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@Senor0Droolcup]

I am late to the party and just discovered this fabulous channel. These are some of the best Civil War battle videos I’ve seen in 30 years of study in the Civil War. I very much hope you will continue with these and thank you so much.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you so much! That means alot to me.

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

*AN INCREDIBLE ACCOUNT OF HOW THE TWO SIDES FOUGHT THIS BLOODY BATTLE, AS THIS WAS A NECESSARY ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIL WAR, JUST AMAZING!!* *MUCH APPRECIATED TO SEE THIS ANIMATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT ALL UNFOLDED, WOW!!*

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you so much for the nice comments! Much appreciated!

[@johnhughes3963]

You made a very informative and critical video. I have read all about the battle of Shiloh..but you put the visuals together perfectly!! Thank You

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@bat2293]

Excellent presentation.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@bobby19053]

Your work is excellent,I greatly admire you for the detail you put into your work!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you so much!

[@jaynoyd]

Very well done... Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the road outlay, the geography map and the detailed movements of the armies.!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@trevorthompson8252]

If I did not know better I’d say you were there. Excellent presentation.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@somato2688]

The details of every regiment's movement and action are remarkable. Thank you for your service. No one does battles like you. Not even epic historytv is as detailed.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for the nice comments. I really appreciate it.

[@paulnienhaus5359]

Excellent. I toured the Shiloh battlefield recently as part of the 160th anniversary. I was thus able to follow your fine presentation with great interest.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@atldeadhead]

So glad I stumbled on your videos! They are fantastic. I’ve read and watched many documentaries about Shiloh but this may be my favorite. Your narrative along with the presentation on the map is really great. Thank you for your effort on making this.

[@wxx3]

What a quality description. Your use of maps and overhead shots of topography is outstanding, certainly best I've ever seen. Thank you so much.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you so much!

[@MrFerrell55]

Fantastic presentation. My 5th great-grandfather, Robert Harmon Day, died on April 22 from wounds sustained at Shiloh, allegedly being wounded on the second day of battle. He was (probably) in the 7th Mississippi Regiment, Chalmers brigade. I’ve been to Shiloh before, but it’s kind of surreal to see it laid out so clearly like this. I can almost envision where and how he was wounded. Excellent video, 10/10.

[@centerleft4957]

Great video. Thank you. Subscribed. As I listening your narration, my heart felt deep sorrow for all those brave fallen soldiers from both sides.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheDukeofWellington1815]

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Shiloh, this video was absolutely amazing even if you haven’t gone to the battlefield yourself. The way that the creator uses landmarks in roads for orientation is unparalleled. If you ever get the chance to visit Shiloh, I suggest you take it. It is a beautiful battlefield with a lot of history and a lot of people who want to tell you about it.

[@halkanuzman7396]

Thank you so much for making this video! My 4x grandfather was in the 43rd Illinois Regiment and now, thanks to this video, I know he was under Raith/Englemen and exactly what his movements were during this battle. Wonderful!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching! I'm glad you were able to make a family connection. That's neat.

[@donlove3741]

Nicely done !

[@antonleimbach648]

I absolutely love your videos. The analysis and presentation are top notch and pray you keep making them. Thank you!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I will keep making them. It takes about two months to get a big one researched and finished. Thank you!

[@mitzimcewan9124]

Great timing to view this as I am 3/4 way through “ A Blaze of Glory” . This really clarified a many details!

[@richardmorse5307]

While only starting to learn about the Civil War I had heard about the battle of Shiloh and this explanation is one of the best if not the best I’ve ever seen.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!

[@awaxx7863]

I am a Fiend….. I have watched all your videos and I need more.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching! More to come!

[@greaserbubtheoriginal7923]

JEFF I JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL A FEW DAYS AGO AND I AM ADDICITED SIR !!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT YOU PUT IN THESE VIDEOS !!! IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT GRANT WON THIS BATTLE !! IN THE FUTURE DO YOU THINK YOU COULD DO A SERIES ON SOME LESSER KNOWN BUT BIG BATTLES LIKE THE BATTLE OF MOBILE ???? THANKS AND I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ;];];];];];]

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you! This means alot to me. I am going to do the lesser-known actions as I go along.

[@leoren2685]

Thanks so much for this! Have been trying to understand where Tuttle was exactly in the Hornet's Nest, as my gr gr grandfather fought in his regiment. Now have a much clearer picture of where he was and what sort of terrain he was in during the fighting, as well as an excellent overall picture now of the entire battle and troop movements. Bravo!

[@leoren2685]

As an aside, my ancestor was wounded on the first day and lay outside in the rain overnight in enemy territory; he was recovered after the Union troops retook the ground and was invalided out. Lucky not to be captured like many others of the Hornet's Nest soldiers. He went to quite a few Shiloh reunions in subsequent years.

[@gregkientop559]

Great story-telling with aerial and lidar imagery. My ancestor fought with the 12th Iowa (under Tuttle?) at the Hornets Nest and became a POW. After a later POW exchange, he also participated in the Vicksburg siege. Any plans on covering that legendary campaign?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you! Yes, the 12th Iowa was in Tuttle's brigade in WHL Wallace's division. They were one of the outfits that got encircled and captured. I plan on covering as many Civil War campaigns as possible, and Vicksburg would be an important one to do.

[@freedomforever3375]

Thanks for the video.Great job!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated!

[@karlpk3907]

Absolutely outstanding presentation. You have a new subscriber. Up until Shiloh, both sides and their civilian populations had not fully grasped that the war was going to be one of huge armies taking the field, wielding thousands of troops firing rifled weapons with high caliber low muzzle velocity mini balls that created gaping wounds and shattered bones, along with massed artillery sending grapeshot and cannonballs at close range. There wouldn't be just one decisive Waterloo. There would be multiple non-decisive Waterloos -- Shiloh the first, then Antietam, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, the March to the Sea. Shiloh was a shock. But the shocks continued as the maimed and the wounded and the dead mounted and mounted and mounted over multi-day battles as the lines ebbed and flowed from attack to retreat to attack and again and again. Remember the conversation between Grant and Sherman after the first day of Shiloh? "Well, Grant, we've had the devil to pay." Grant's reply? "We'll lick 'em tomorrow." The tomorrows looked like they would never end.

[@findingmo7049]

Incredible and long narration of hard to connect details of history. Well done!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated!

[@pokipua]

Really love your videos. So meticulously detailed!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@aaronfleming9426]

I just visited Shiloh on vacation. This video was such a wonderful aid in getting ready to see the ground! Fantastic!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you! So glad you got to walk the grounds.

[@theodorebranin1365]

Excellent, excellent video!!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@Weesel71]

Very good. I've read descriptions of the battle but your animations put it all into a clearly understood context.

[@uglyfrog7263]

Outstanding piece of work!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@multimedialearning44]

Excellent!!

[@gregoryurbach3015]

The clearest explanation of the battle I've ever seen.

[@zetectic7968]

A very good presentation of the battle. Thanks

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@mrpouchy]

i love these

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@Michael-iw3ek]

I have a stupid question - why do we have so much information about every detail of this battle? What are the documents that show that level of detail?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Excellent question. Each officer on both sides from regimental command and up filed reports explaining their orders and actions. These officer reports are how we know the details, combined with the fact that there was a living memory of veterans through the 1930s that provided oral history.

[@Michael-iw3ek]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian So in addition to tracking through mud under rain and getting their troops to fight, they had paperwork to cope with? Amazing. Makes sense, of course. You know, it would be interesting to see a video of what was the under-the-hood paperwork machinery like during war at those times - what orders were given orally, what was confirmed in writing, what reports were the officers required to submit and when, and provisioning and resupplying notes maybe. The more I think about it, the more I realize that there was a ton of paperwork; I see some examples of it in museums but it's kinda hard to put in context.

[@pimhoff]

Great video. Unless you have walked the ground, it is hard to appreciate how difficult a place it was to fight between the woods and swales separating the occasional bigger farm fields. So completely different from Eastern battlefields. My great, great grandfather fought in the 6th Iowa which was the end of the Union right on the first day. I found a place in the woods where they held for over three hours in mid afternoon. There is a confederate burial trench in front of their position and a regimental burial trench behind (Union soldiers were later moved to the national cemetery) less than 100 feet apart. They were then moved in the late afternoon to support the guns at Pittsburgh Landing. After the first day they were so decimated that they did not fight as a unified commend but were parceled out to support other units. I have read his letters and he never wrote directly about the battle. But he did revisit it in the 1880s. Must have had a profound impact. He fought all the way through to Atlanta where he was either wounded or became very sick. Shiloh appears to be the only battlefield he revisited after the war.

[@berthika1219]

Wow excellent presentation and use of zooming. Studied this battle so many times but never seen it in this much detail and full understanding. Got me Jeff. Now to look at other battles thank you

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@RemoteViewr1]

Great work! Content made understandable with maps, actual terrain features, and explanations of tactics and their effects. I finally get it.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated!

[@lynnlpickering9076]

I am so glad that I found your page.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnglenn30csardas]

Great piece. Thank you.

[@swhip897]

Great presentation New subscriber.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated!

[@michaelcalland801]

Fantastic Job… Detail of unit movement is perfect..

[@upkevington]

As a descendant of one who fought and survived this intense engagement, I say, “Excellent!” My one question with Grant’s battle plan is, “Why did he not send the fresher forces in day two’s reinforcements after the tired, retreating Confederates?”

[@frankmiller95]

lf it was a mistake, it was one he did not repeat.

[@chriskilmer5197]

Well done - a tight script with strong narration

[@gowherethereisnopath]

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you so very much. Best civil war battle presentation I've seen.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated!

[@rodsherwood2036]

Thank you I watch your videos and feel I can trust the research you have done.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks! Nothing's perfect, but I do alot of research and double checking.

[@CatastrophicFarms]

This was great. Interesting and easy to follow. Thanks for creating this video. My 3x Great grandfather was in the 3rd Iowa, fighting under Williams and Hurlbut at the Hornet's Nest.

[@zovaynezovanyari5442]

That was an awesome presentation. Thank you.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@nickroberts6984]

The graphics are wonderful ! I finally saw Shiloh in 2021, but I long to go back ! Thank you for interpretibg the actions there. I'll have a better grasp on the battle next time. 💥🇺🇸💥

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching! I try to add one new dimension to the graphics on each video, so I appreciate you noticing.

[@upkevington]

Is there a similar recreation/examination of Stones River? My descendant went on to fight and survive there also.

[@skpjoecoursegold366]

well done.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@Rocks_Dad]

Really awesome job. I've searched for this info all over and now I finally understand what happened during the battle. Thanks

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend!

[@Rocks_Dad]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian I mean the way you give the blow by blow helped me completely understand how it went down. I've watched many shiloh videos and they usually confuse me with a smorgasbord of info. It basically was an attempt to cut off the landing and Prentiss and Sherman gave Grant enough time to put big guns up to block it until Buells reinforcements came.

[@Owennerd]

I absolutely love your breakdowns of these battles. I would kill for one on Fredericksburg

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Fredericksburg is on the horizon. Thank you for watching!

[@Owennerd]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian You're the best! Is there anywhere to support your work, like a Patreon or equivalent service?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

@@Owennerd That is so kind of you to offer support. The two ways I have now for direct support are the "Thanks" button below the video (to the right of the Like and Download buttons) or the Spreadshop merchandise that you may see below the video. Thank you!

[@exposethenwo6491]

Definitely a good subject to cover.

[@Clannadeagha]

You do a great job of detailing all the battle schematics, and tell it in a very interesting way. Could you do the Battle of Fredericksburg sometime? I went to college there, and would love to hear you discuss it.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Fredericksburg is on the radar. I plan on doing that one soon.

[@shifter1919]

@Jeffery the Librarian ....I'd love to see the battle of Chickamauga. Second bloodiest battle, Shiloh in reverse, it's never talked about.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Yes, I will get to Chickamauga. I was actually just looking at a map of it, and you're right, it's Shiloh II.

[@stevearchtoe7039]

This deserves more views.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@johnmarlin4661]

I have a distance relative buried at the National.Cemetary at Shiloh from Hulbuts Div . He was in Co E 3rd Iowa Inf . Thank you for your fine video !!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching! Iowa held strong at Shiloh.

[@johnmarlin4661]

0:59 His name is John Harrison Smith​@@JeffreytheLibrarian

[@johnmarlin4661]

Third stone outside the Rangers short building !

[@jackhays1194]

Most informative and understandable. Excellent video, thank you.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I appreciate it!

[@julianpalmer4886]

Incredible detail. I now fully understand this Momentous Western Battle's toes & froes

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@waynewilliams839]

If this was a movie, it would deserve an Oscar !!!! 😊

[@christopherjames5895]

Very good !

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@matthewplehn4271]

no drama just facts and results .....i like itt...subbed

[@fredsmit3481]

Amazing video. I thought I had an understanding of Shiloh until I watch this. I learned a lot from you.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@Nic-do5ss]

these are fantastic. have you considered doing other wars? Ww1,2 and on?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Yes, I will get to these other conflicts. They may be summer projects when my regular work is lighter, because world war battles are HUGE.

[@mwhyte1979]

Hope you do a video on the battle of Franklin TN.

[@bdp5742]

Well done! Now I'm putting my Shiloh game on the game table.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@MostHigh777]

It's very important to remember when you read about civil war battles that essentially every battle fought where in both sides absorbed heavy casualties should be counted as a union victory for obvious reasons. Even if the Union army was routed if the Confederates suffered anything close to Union casualty levels the Confederates had lost.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

This is a very good point. I think this is why Lee wanted to get a victory in the north. He knew the arithmetic was not good. The south could only win if the north lost the political will to keep it going.

[@davidringo1399]

Very good......impressed..

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@patabshire9161]

My great x? Grandfather (Jacob Hesler)and his brother John fought for the 18th La infantry (Pond) and the 13th La infantry under Gibson at Shiloh. They had both came over from France in 1832 and had changed the spelling of their last names from Heirtzler to Hesler to Im assuming to sound more americanized. They apparently were paroled at Labadieville, La in 1864. Crazy to imagine how it must've felt to be there in the middle of all that. I've been there once.

[@davewallace8219]

Forget the scribbling of ken burns...these videos are the best!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@donald.kelley7000]

Excellent 👍👍

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@wiitmann205]

A most excellent layout of the battle of Shiloh! Thank you for all the hard work, I'm now smarter as a result! lol

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend!

[@mattterry1255]

You do great work. Love it!

[@BigSkyCurmudgeon]

the ordeal in the Sunken Road area had to be the most terrifying part of this 2 day battle.Union soldiers peeking over what meager cover they could find only got to see the largest concentration of cannon ever used in battle-up to that point. then get pounded unmercilously by those cannon for hours. the terror suffered by those soldiers must have been massive.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Yes, I think those Midwesterners suddenly realized what they got themselves into. The carnage was horrific.

[@alecsanchez8939]

I’d like to see a battle of chickamauga video done like this, this is so cool and it’s super easy to understand

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I will get to Chickamauga. It's coming some day.

[@terrytenley9327]

Wow great effort to show and explain this battle.. thank you..☺️

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated!

[@Samuel-o7j2f]

You do such a nice job, thank you.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@The_PaleHorseman]

My great great grandfather was in this battle for the Union. He was in the 59th OVI company H, Theodore C. Altman along with his brother my great great uncle Jacob Altman. Day 2 my great great grandfather was wounded in the hip and his brother my great great uncle, KIA. Somewhere in the general vicinity of the Bloody Pond

[@troidva]

Good review, but the 4th Iowa wasn't at Shiloh. The 14th Iowa (along with the 12th and 8th Iowa regiments) was cut off and forced to surrender at the Hornet's Nest.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks, Patrick. I meant 14th Iowa, but I said 4th.

[@anathardayaldar]

I just found your channel and I subscribed. I love the detail on this and your other videos. One suggestion, as I am a filthy casual who doesn't know that much about these battles. Any way you can put a overview map in the upper right corner? Kind of like how TotalWar games do? I know you regularly say "we will now zoom out..." "we will no zoom in..." but an overview context will help.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for the recommendation for zoom in windows. That's a good idea!

[@hvymettle]

Confederate strategy had been to defend all key points and this resulted in many forces dispersed in small garrisons that were idle. Johnston had to convince Jefferson Davis that a concentration of all these idle forces was needed to strike a blow at Grant's army before it was united with Buell's army. The government finally realized it had no alternative. Credit to the Confederacy for achieving the concentration it did but the troops it missed most was the corps captured at Ft. Donelson which was needed at noon on the first day at Shiloh to have pushed the attack home against the Union left.

[@SteveWillSpendIt]

Going to visit Shiloh and Pittsburg landing tomorrow !

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Enjoy your visit!

[@westtnskirmishlog6820]

We are all stoked about the upcoming Shiloh reenactment April 2022, excellent video, thank you for leaving out modern political noise and personal opinions, it is so nice and a change. Appreciate your work, I will be sure to send this to members of our company. Thank you sir.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching! 160 years is coming up fast!

[@westtnskirmishlog6820]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian be awesome if you could be there sir, understand if not. But with the reenactors, park service and the unreal support of the good local folks, we intend to demonstrate history to the best of our abilities. God bless you and yours sir.

[@chrischapel9165]

Kirk , Gibson at the 41:45 mark....tiger fan here lol