This area was referred to as Pittsburg Landing
by the Confederates during the Civil War.
by the Confederates during the Civil War.
The Union called it Shiloh because it was near a church called Shiloh. The confederate forces came up the Tennessee River from Corinth, Mississippi, to Pittsburg Landing. The Confederate forces numbered 48,000 and the Union 49,000 -- and reinforced by 18,000 Union soldiers. 26,000 men died in the battle. The Union won and Confederate General Johnston was killed in battle.
One of the Union Generals was considered to be insane. He gained notoriety and controversy later in the war. He was William Tecumseh Sherman, who is famous or infamous for his scorched earth March to the Sea -- burning and destroying everything in his path. Remember Charlotte in Gone with the Wind? "Oh Tara is burning, Oh Rhett, Atlanta is burning....
Well Charlotte, frankly I don’t give a damn!"
We saw many Dixie or Confederate flags flying in this area of Tennessee. Perhaps because it was close to Veterans Day.
One of the Union Generals was considered to be insane. He gained notoriety and controversy later in the war. He was William Tecumseh Sherman, who is famous or infamous for his scorched earth March to the Sea -- burning and destroying everything in his path. Remember Charlotte in Gone with the Wind? "Oh Tara is burning, Oh Rhett, Atlanta is burning....
Well Charlotte, frankly I don’t give a damn!"
We saw many Dixie or Confederate flags flying in this area of Tennessee. Perhaps because it was close to Veterans Day.
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