My Great Great Grandfather fought for the 18th Louisiana Infantry, Company A. A cajun boy without much to his name fighting in a war he really had no stakes in. God bless all their souls.
I used to listen to this song while growing up in Germany. Now I live within an hours drive from Shiloh and have spent countless hours on the battlefield. As soon as I enter the park this song will come into my mind. Thank you for posting this!
Pat B well you’re obviously someone who appreciates heritage and a good man God bless your soul. The confederate Dixieland will always be loved and we will be rebel born rebel bred till rebel dead
There were Tennessee Confederates in my family who fought in the battle of Shiloh , they lived but I can’t imagine what it was like living life after it and after the war as a whole.
@@RideForRuin i think it was made by National Geographic back in the day on one of there old records but as far as the song title it’s just the battle of Shiloh hill and rebel soldier for the last song
@@RideForRuin yeah me too I stumbled on this version like 2 months ago but found this better video like a week ago if I ever see an old record of it sittin in a shop I’ll definitely grab it
I'm a Mississippi boy although my family were CzechoSlovak and Gypsies and some didn't come to the Sip until the 1930:s but I still feel myself to be a Southerner and Mississippian. I have a thick Southern accent and am a Southerner. I've tried to see if I have at least one ancestor who fought in the war but it seems they all came over here post 1895. I pray for the souls of those who fought for freedom from the federal government nonetheless. May God rest their souls.
Kick ass. My dad has this (on vinyl, of course) along with several other National Geographic albums they did around the same time. Good show for putting it up. Thanks!
From my perspective the power of this song lies in its conveying the loneliness of the singer. A ghost lamenting the creation of an historic battlefield. Where once men walked on grass and rock, now they walk upon the remnants of the the dreams of a generation. Forgive my presumption but allow me to suggest you also do a version with just the banjo and singer. The song needs nothing else.
Thank you for sharing this. I had always loved this version. I was introduced to this song through the Divided Union documentary ages ago. It's sad that it is only available on Vinyl.
There is a version of this Battle of Shiloh song that was apart of an old Civil War Documentary that came with sound effects underneath it that was extremely awesome. Sadly I still haven't found it.
This is the version of the song on that documentary! (Minus the sound effects) My cousin and I are going to learn this version. Him on banjo, me on guitar. Wish us luck!
Come all ye valiant soldiers -- a story I will tell About the bloody battle that was fought on Shiloh Hill. It was an awful struggle and will cause your blood to chill; It was the famous battle that was fought on Shiloh Hill. 'Twas on the sixth of April, just at the break of day; The drums and fifes were playing for us to march away. The feeling of that hour I do remember still, When first my feet were tromping on the top of Shiloh Hill. About the hour of sunrise the battle it began; Before the day was ended, we fought 'em hand to hand. The horrors of that field did my heart with anguish fill For the wounded and the dying that lay on Shiloh Hill. There were men from every nation laid on those bloody plains, Fathers, sons, and brothers were numbered with the slain, That has caused so many homes with deep mourning to be filled, All from the bloody battle that was fought on Shiloh Hill. The wounded men were crying for help from everywhere, While others who were dying were offering God their prayer, "Protect my wife and children if it is Thy holy will!" Such were the prayers I heard that night on Shiloh Hill. And early the next morning we were called to arms again, Unmindful of the wounded and unuseful to the slain; The struggle was renewed again, and ten thousand men were killed; This was the second conflict of the famous Shiloh Hill. The battle it raged on, though dead and dying men Lay thick all o'er the ground, on the hill and on the glen; And from their deadly wounds, the blood ran like a rill; Such were the mournful sights that I saw on Shiloh Hill. Before the day was ended, the battle ceased to roar, And thousands of brave soldiers had fell to rise no more; They left their vacant ranks for some other ones to fill, And now their mouldering bodies all lie on Shiloh Hill.
Unbelievable !!! I'm crying ! Calvaire ! I've got the Album at the age og 12 or close, asking Dad for it. He had been in WWII and I had always played with US, UK & German soldiers. And then... «The Blue & the Gray» need for those soldiers. What does a French Canadian has as interest for this? I'm a freak & have been to this field. Believe in something like reincarnation !! I don't know. Thanks for the songs, my album has a lot of «pop corn» added since those days
Iam from Germany , did the same with AIRFIX confeds and union incl. Arty units, that was my entry into the civil war theme, later i bought books and Vids about the war.
As a Brit who is interested in both trad. folk song and American history, to me this moving song really portrays the futility of war. The melody was coll. by the English folk song scholar and composer Ralph Vaughan Williams over 100 years ago, the original text being '' Van Dieman's Land'' whilst the tune is found in other variants on both sides of the Pond. Today, 1st July, I am hoping for peace and stability in the USA during these difficult times.
This melody (or looser variations of it) is used in dozens of American folk songs, particularly from Appalachia. It ultimately came from Britain. I reckon that it is from the mid to late 17th or very early 18th centuries. A great deal of Appalachian folk songs very recognizably come from 18th century Scotland, the Borderlands, and Ulster.
I will not stand for people take my damn flag away im of southern blood my great grandfather fought for souther independece and i will keep his way of life alive so will my childern
@@andrewthornton3453 Do you really think forcing an ideology onto your children is a good thing? I hope you dont have any if you answer yes on that lol
My Great Great Grandfather fought for the 18th Louisiana Infantry, Company A. A cajun boy without much to his name fighting in a war he really had no stakes in. God bless all their souls.
I used to listen to this song while growing up in Germany. Now I live within an hours drive from Shiloh and have spent countless hours on the battlefield. As soon as I enter the park this song will come into my mind. Thank you for posting this!
Interestingly we have an English folk song that sounds similar called "High Germany".
Woah! I listened to it growing up in Germany too! (Now live in California)
Pat B well you’re obviously someone who appreciates heritage and a good man God bless your soul. The confederate Dixieland will always be loved and we will be rebel born rebel bred till rebel dead
Pat B God bless you
liebe Grüße :)
There were Tennessee Confederates in my family who fought in the battle of Shiloh , they lived but I can’t imagine what it was like living life after it and after the war as a whole.
only one other youtube video with this version THANK YOU
What is this version called?
@@RideForRuin i think it was made by National Geographic back in the day on one of there old records but as far as the song title it’s just the battle of Shiloh hill and rebel soldier for the last song
@Ilovechocolatelabs It's sounds really good I wish there was an official version of it
@@RideForRuin yeah me too I stumbled on this version like 2 months ago but found this better video like a week ago if I ever see an old record of it sittin in a shop I’ll definitely grab it
In memorial...Pvt, John L Woods, 3rd Iowa infantry , wounded 4/6 died 4/8 1862 ... Grave #396 Shiloh Nat. Cemetery
I'm a Mississippi boy although my family were CzechoSlovak and Gypsies and some didn't come to the Sip until the 1930:s but I still feel myself to be a Southerner and Mississippian. I have a thick Southern accent and am a Southerner. I've tried to see if I have at least one ancestor who fought in the war but it seems they all came over here post 1895. I pray for the souls of those who fought for freedom from the federal government nonetheless. May God rest their souls.
I love this version of this song so much
Thx for upload , fine song and sad story,
they were so near to victory
Greets from Germany to the south
lol as were you lot
They were guaranteed to lose. It was a matter of when not if.
Kick ass. My dad has this (on vinyl, of course) along with several other National Geographic albums they did around the same time. Good show for putting it up. Thanks!
From my perspective the power of this song lies in its conveying the loneliness of the singer. A ghost lamenting the creation of an historic battlefield. Where once men walked on grass and rock, now they walk upon the remnants of the the dreams of a generation.
Forgive my presumption but allow me to suggest you also do a version with just the banjo and singer. The song needs nothing else.
Or, just a fiddle. ;)
Thank you for sharing this. I had always loved this version. I was introduced to this song through the Divided Union documentary ages ago. It's sad that it is only available on Vinyl.
I'm watching the Divided union right now... Came to check this song out as a result
May the fallen find their eternal peace.
There is a version of this Battle of Shiloh song that was apart of an old Civil War Documentary that came with sound effects underneath it that was extremely awesome.
Sadly I still haven't found it.
This is the version of the song on that documentary! (Minus the sound effects) My cousin and I are going to learn this version. Him on banjo, me on guitar. Wish us luck!
The divided union, narrated by George Peppard.
It’s also used in Great Battles of the Civil War
Such a beautiful song on the woes of war.
Wow 😳 I really love this beautiful song ❤️ and I love all the beautiful music 🎶🎼 too ❤️💕..
My condolences to all fallen comrades at the Battle of Shiloh Hill on that day, 161years ago. From Austria
Thanks for adding this. I would LOVE to have entire album in CD or MP3. I've had the vinyl since the 80s.
I love this song. Especially this version
My respects to all veterans
I can't believe this recording is from the 70's
Come all ye valiant soldiers -- a story I will tell
About the bloody battle that was fought on Shiloh Hill.
It was an awful struggle and will cause your blood to chill;
It was the famous battle that was fought on Shiloh Hill.
'Twas on the sixth of April, just at the break of day;
The drums and fifes were playing for us to march away.
The feeling of that hour I do remember still,
When first my feet were tromping on the top of Shiloh Hill.
About the hour of sunrise the battle it began;
Before the day was ended, we fought 'em hand to hand.
The horrors of that field did my heart with anguish fill
For the wounded and the dying that lay on Shiloh Hill.
There were men from every nation laid on those bloody plains,
Fathers, sons, and brothers were numbered with the slain,
That has caused so many homes with deep mourning to be filled,
All from the bloody battle that was fought on Shiloh Hill.
The wounded men were crying for help from everywhere,
While others who were dying were offering God their prayer,
"Protect my wife and children if it is Thy holy will!"
Such were the prayers I heard that night on Shiloh Hill.
And early the next morning we were called to arms again,
Unmindful of the wounded and unuseful to the slain;
The struggle was renewed again, and ten thousand men were killed;
This was the second conflict of the famous Shiloh Hill.
The battle it raged on, though dead and dying men
Lay thick all o'er the ground, on the hill and on the glen;
And from their deadly wounds, the blood ran like a rill;
Such were the mournful sights that I saw on Shiloh Hill.
Before the day was ended, the battle ceased to roar,
And thousands of brave soldiers had fell to rise no more;
They left their vacant ranks for some other ones to fill,
And now their mouldering bodies all lie on Shiloh Hill.
Thank you for postings the lyrics
Lord help this country destroying history. Confederate soldiers were just American as us if not more RIP Mississippi flag
As a kid I borrowed the cassette type of this album from the library.
Again, thanks for putting this on. My dad has about a dozen National Geographic albums and this was one of my favorite. Good show!
Unbelievable !!! I'm crying ! Calvaire ! I've got the Album at the age og 12 or close, asking Dad for it. He had been in WWII and I had always played with US, UK & German soldiers. And then... «The Blue & the Gray» need for those soldiers. What does a French Canadian has as interest for this? I'm a freak & have been to this field. Believe in something like reincarnation !! I don't know. Thanks for the songs, my album has a lot of «pop corn» added since those days
Iam from Germany , did the same with AIRFIX confeds and union incl. Arty units, that was my entry into the civil war theme, later i bought books and Vids about the war.
Thank you for putting these on youtube!
I'm to sincative I can see and here the war the screaming the blood every where crying o lord the crying the pain
Rest in peace all brave union soldiers
dont let them take our history away we cant let them dishonor the people who fought and died stand up rebel sons of the south
Your ridiculous racist traitor monuments put up in the 1910's and 1920's are now coming down.
Awesome
The Angels Glow solidified this battlefield of attrition in the history of America
As a Brit who is interested in both trad. folk song and American history, to me this moving song really portrays the futility of war. The melody was coll. by the English folk song scholar and composer Ralph Vaughan Williams over 100 years ago, the original text being '' Van Dieman's Land'' whilst the tune is found in other variants on both sides of the Pond. Today, 1st July, I am hoping for peace and stability in the USA during these difficult times.
This melody (or looser variations of it) is used in dozens of American folk songs, particularly from Appalachia. It ultimately came from Britain. I reckon that it is from the mid to late 17th or very early 18th centuries. A great deal of Appalachian folk songs very recognizably come from 18th century Scotland, the Borderlands, and Ulster.
Rebel Soldier sounds a like High Germany
well my great great grandpa fought in the civil war
not so fun fact: shiloh acctually means peace
I will not stand for people take my damn flag away im of southern blood my great grandfather fought for souther independece and i will keep his way of life alive so will my childern
how nice of you to force your political opinions onto your children that idea seems to truly deserve to live on when they are kept alive that way
@@freaki0734 let's see where you are in all this then! We are allowed to do as we plz liberal!
@@andrewthornton3453 Do you really think forcing an ideology onto your children is a good thing? I hope you dont have any if you answer yes on that lol
@@freaki0734If I tell someone to be proud of their heritage that's indoctrination?
@@mariusz2509 If you make someone adopt your ideology that is indoctrination
Excellent, in English: Excellent, en français
David killed his 10,000s by the help of his mighty men…
Shiloh means peace 6 April a April 7 But Shiloh Hill Tennessee
Shiloh was Definitely not Peaceful on April 6,-7