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This article is adapted from a chapter in Timothy B. Smith's forthcoming book The Untold Story of Shiloh: The Battle and the Battlefield, to be published by the University of Tennessee Press, and originally appeared in the May 2006 issue of America's Civil War magazine.
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12 Comments to “Battle of Shiloh: Shattering Myths”
This was no help at all.
By miller on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:30 pm
It seems like all articles written about Shiloh are basiclly the same,a chaotic battle,with confusing reports.The O.R. reports are even conflicting.The one thing that we can all agree on about Shiloh is the chaotic, confusion of raw green troops on both sides and conflicting battle reports from officers and newspaper reporters.There will never be a truely accurate article written about Shiloh.Thats what makes it such a unique battle in the fight for the west
By frank brazil on Oct 13, 2008 at 5:50 pm
this was really helpfull to me and my report
By nicole on Nov 24, 2008 at 9:12 pm
What is with all the colored words? I mean I really like to read up on the Battle of Shiloh Hill, But come on! Is it really nessesary to color some of the words? It's kinda' disorienting if you ask me. Oh well. Anyhow, I like to read up on the Battle of Shiloh Hill because it personifies the words courage, valor, and divotion. The men that died in that great battle must have been very brave to watch their comrads fall right and left. They also must have been very divoted men to fight with such bravery in the face of danger. The men that died on both sides of the civil war are my heros, and I look up to them for courage and bravery! ^-^
By holt on Dec 10, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Well the answer to the Sunken Rd. myth seems obvious, "Sunken Road" "Duncan Road." Okay that's a tongue in cheek comment but other historical myths have been perpetuated on just such mispronounced or misheard words or names.
By George Willis on Jan 23, 2009 at 11:47 am
i agree will miller
By Savannah on Apr 23, 2009 at 4:09 pm
agreed.
By Michaela on May 3, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I am in 8th grade and this was a tuff report but your site was no help to me……bummer ^,.,^
By Tylar on May 14, 2009 at 2:36 pm
i mean high liighted
By Brennon on May 18, 2009 at 11:44 am
8th grade too. Man, this was no help at all for my report. All it does is discusses some dumb insignificant miths. I need INFORMATION!
By Franco on Nov 27, 2009 at 2:34 pm
This is exactly what my planned dissertation involves. The accounts of shiloh are like a fish story. Over time the fish has grown and the accounts of the catch have much changed.
By JAMES JOHNSON on Nov 29, 2009 at 8:53 pm
i was wondering all about the batle because i have to do a prodject how many men where in the battle and why it was so imporant to minesota and what it would be like if the battle was never happened and there was no such thing as the battle of shiloh and that we never new that the battle happened then what would happen to the world and that we never ever heard and that we never got the heads up about this battle would the world be over if we never had this battle???? i would like all my question anwsered as soon as possible if that is a right with you guys because i need as much iformation as i could get because the other websites is not helping mme at all with these qusetions?? i would like to know who the easit person to do as the role i will be playing in my battle and i will have to dress up as them and i will have to soound liuke them so i need to know all the imformation as soon as i can it would e easier if you could send me it like tromrow or some time during the week sso that i can have a few more stuff about the war?
thank you,
cierra
By cierra on Feb 21, 2010 at 5:25 pm