Grant's Last Line of Defense at Shiloh
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- Located on the banks of the Tennessee River, Dill Branch served as crucial terrain for Ulysses S. Grant at the end of the first day's fighting at Shiloh. The Union's position on the high ground allowed them to hold off Confederate attacks and regroup for the morning. General Parker Hills of Battle Focus Tours details the landscape. #ShilohBattlefieldTour
This video is part of our Battlefield Tour Series covering Civil War Tennessee and Mississippi. View the full playlist here: • Civil War Tennessee/Mi...
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Excellent summary of the close of opportunity on the first day.
The second day Battle of Shiloh on April 7 usually gets little attention. Much of the bloodshed happened on April 6 but important things happened and men died on the second day, not to mention the third day which hardly anyone talks about, Fallen Timbers. This is not to take away from the video series which I have thoroughly enjoyed watching btw.
Garry I love your passion, when discussing these different theaters of battle!! Always look forward to your narrative! I’ve watched some, over and over and each time, learn something new! Thank you!! 👍😊
I have greatly enjoyed this series on the western theater. I have been to most of the eastern battlefields, and some in the midwest (Chickamauga, Chattanooga) but I have never been to the western ones. It turns out, I had several misconceptions from reading well-known histories. Probably most significant, references to Sherman being on the Union right at the start of the Shiloh battle led me to picture a more coherent line than the "Boy Scout" arrangement of camps. I am very much looking forward to the rest of this series.
You've covered so much about Shiloh. Thank you. Very informative videos
Great way to explain grants last line. Thank you
great series! i used to fish just across the river from pittsburg landing.
what did you catch?
@@proofoftruthinpolitics1809 catfish mostly
@@ootek77 Even though the river is called the Tennessee River, it is today Pickwick Lake which stretches from Wilson Dam to Pickwick Dam. That section of the river is plentiful with smallmouth and largemouth bass along with other species of fish.
LOVE THIS SERIES ABT!! Thank you donaters and all producers for this EXCELLENT Civil War history!!! Merry Christmas everyone, And may God bless our USA!!! I am at video 10, and will get here to 17 soon!
That’s beautiful country. I’ve also been to Wilson’s Creek, also beautiful country. The war in the west was sprawling and decisive to the outcome of the conflict IMO. It was an incremental tightening of the noose. I wish more folks read about these western battles.
I’m a new American citizen and for the past 4 years I’ve been obsessed with President Grant. A beautiful country with a dark history.
A very enLIGHTening history also. More light, than dark!!!
@@SuperPhester true
The first day of battle at Shiloh was bloody. If it wasnt for the Federal gunboats providing support, and reinforcements from General Buell's army, it would had been disastrous for Grant's army.
Why was they attacking the Southern States Economic, Commerce positions? I thought they were FREEING SLAVES.
@@savanahmclary4465 Well, during the Shiloh campaign and after runaway slaves flocked to Union lines for help.
@@haynes1776 you had colored us troops then contraband soldiers. Ive never been there yet but fort pillow I heard had colored units fight. I heard the outcome wasnt good but they gave all.
@@mr.pickles810 Yes. There were black troops at Fort Pillow. It was a very tragic scene where Confederate troops murdered surrendering black union troops or returned them to slavery. There supposed to be honor in war but there was wasnt any from the Confederates. I would rather die in battle facing the enemy than be returned to slavery.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@savanahmclary4465 The Federal Union under Grant attacked the Confederacy at Corinth, Miss (Shiloh outside of Corinth) because it was an economic crossroad for rail, river and highway traffic. The military importance was to destroy the ability of the South to wage war. Once economy and supply lines are destroyed you no longer have the ability to wage war.
I’ve been really interested in this battle for several years and plan on some day getting to visit the area. Maybe once the Covid stuff ends.
Since it rained during the battle, the sides of that ravine must have been horribly muddy and slippery. What a mess.
have any tiber-clad civil war era gunboats survived to this day? or any reproductions?
I'm curious at 3:30 the gent talks about the trees were not there the land area was nakkid. Are these trees gonna be cut down because they were not there for the battle or theyre gonna be left alone? I heard gettysburg was doing landscaping to make the battlefield look like it did during the fighting thought it would happen here too.
Albert Sidney Johnson had zero tactical awareness to think he could turn Grant's left flank and separate him from the river. The ravines of Dill Branch are basically impossible to attack up.
Which raises a larger question. Albert Sidney Johnston is lionized as a great commander and a great loss to the confederacy but can we really say that? It appears to me that he was unproven as a commander of large armies and in leading them in great battles such as occurred here and throughout the Civil War.
@@emintey There seem to be a trend going on that praises Confederate Commanders even tough they often made stupid decisions.
@@emintey Yes, but after Johnson's death the Western Theater turns into a mess.
@@inthedarkwoods2022 In the east the south had a brilliant commander in Robert E. Lee and his subordinates such as Longstreet and Jackson up against a series of incompetent Union commanders. It was just the reverse in the West with Grant and Sherman and Thomas. Grant's Vicksburg campaign was a masterpiece, whereas the confederate commanders were sub par. Still, while Johnson was lionized he was still unproven.
Garry was excellent but we got lost and confused who's was who by the 4th minute. Ya need to make it clear who's confederate and who's union.
Made it.
Timberclads wooden version of ironclads painted Black
Grant's 17 lines of defense was: Walk off the battle field, in to his tent and pass out dead drunk, for at least 3 days.
Not according to Sherman.