General Parker Hills is a treasure. He guided us over both Shiloh and Vicksburg. You get the twin benefit of a great historian who is also a retired US Army General, so you get the hands-on commander perspective. Great experience. Garry, had to buy that map book! Bought both the Eastern and Western Theaters. Contributed also. Glad you are doing these videos!
Watch out for the low doorway to get into the church! I almost broke my head getting in there because I was careless. I actually saw stars. For a minute there I thought I might be the last Shiloh casualty...
Looks like a good time to come to Shiloh, the leaves are gone from the trees but it's warm enough for short sleeve shirts. I was there in mid September and hit was hot, muggy and a whole lot of bugs.
I enjoyed this series. Couple things i would have you add was more total troop numbers in this battle, and did these Army's have smaller units, like company's or platoons?
Shiloh place of "irony". Had Beauregard pushed on before nightfall, could the Rebs have possibly pushed the federals into the river and held the bluffs over the Tenn. River? Any success would have depended on the outcome of day one, given Buell's arrival.
The 77th Ohio's camp was adjacent to the church. The Colonel of the 77th, Hildebrand, was brigade commander of the 53rd, 57th, and the 77th Ohio, and used he church as his headquarters. The second map you show is inaccurate, lot's of mistakes as to the placement of various regiments. A more accurate guide would be the Staff Ride guide to the battle of Shiloh.
General Parker Hills is a treasure. He guided us over both Shiloh and Vicksburg. You get the twin benefit of a great historian who is also a retired US Army General, so you get the hands-on commander perspective. Great experience. Garry, had to buy that map book! Bought both the Eastern and Western Theaters. Contributed also. Glad you are doing these videos!
The Generals character on display as he keeps his hat removed inside the church. Great series loving it!
Loving this series Gary, watching from County Durham in England.
Watch out for the low doorway to get into the church! I almost broke my head getting in there because I was careless. I actually saw stars. For a minute there I thought I might be the last Shiloh casualty...
I feel spiritually conected to that battle because I live by Shiloh St. In Jerusalem.
I live above the Nickajack
This series has been spectacular today. I’m glad you got a beautiful blue sky day to film!
Thanks
I see on that map my ancestors regiment was pretty close to the church.
The battle of Shiloh was incredible, violent, deadly.
loved General Parker Hills
Looks like a good time to come to Shiloh, the leaves are gone from the trees but it's warm enough for short sleeve shirts. I was there in mid September and hit was hot, muggy and a whole lot of bugs.
As a member of the Shiloh Church if you ever are in Shiloh on a Sunday morning please feel free to join us. We would be happy to have you
That was helpful. Thank you. Enjoyed it and I'm learning.👍👏👏👊
Great series 👍👍👍
Great stuff Garry, as usual. You do a great job buddy !
4:20 nice alignment of the sun over the spire 😊
thanks for another great video. 👍
great video series so far
I enjoyed this series. Couple things i would have you add was more total troop numbers in this battle, and did these Army's have smaller units, like company's or platoons?
Love these Shiloh videos. Anyway to some day do one for Westport and Wilson's Creek in Missouri??
Shiloh place of "irony". Had Beauregard pushed on before nightfall, could the Rebs have possibly pushed the federals into the river and held the bluffs over the Tenn. River? Any success would have depended on the outcome of day one, given Buell's arrival.
No. It's the weather that everyone forgets about but our storms are furies. Look at April 27,2011.
I just read about Shiloh in Grants memoirs.
Mt GG Grandfather Zebadiah York was born near Shiloh.
I know that name
Battle of Pea Ridge I think was fought just a month before Shiloh
I believe Pea Ridge was fought in December.
The 77th Ohio's camp was adjacent to the church. The Colonel of the 77th, Hildebrand, was brigade commander of the 53rd, 57th, and the 77th Ohio, and used he church as his headquarters. The second map you show is inaccurate, lot's of mistakes as to the placement of various regiments. A more accurate guide would be the Staff Ride guide to the battle of Shiloh.
Best on horses.
There was a school over behind the modern church can't remember the name do you know it Gary
that is Roy Blanton's grave over in the cemetery. No sure why he was buried there.
Ray Blanton, he was from the area.