I am a "wanna be" military officer, I could not get into the military academy because I am a short guy (5'5"), but I love to read about military history. New subscriber from Lima Perú.
I've been to many Civil War battle fields; Shiloh is amongst my favorites, very moving. Prior to my visit, I listened to Shelby Foote's Shiloh book which added much. I would highly recommend visiting during mid-April, the month the battle was waged.
Been to Shiloh a couple times. It's a great walking battlefield. I like the AI renditions of the battle itself, however at 4:36 the Rebels look like they stopped at the Corinth Laundromat on the way and the Confed battle flag only had 13 stars in reality.
One of my Grandmother's family was at Shiloh with the 5th Kentucky USA. The Louisville Legion. Among the units they fought at Shiloh was the 5th Kentucky, CSA. The Louisville Legion.
One very important point left out of this narrative is how a washed up former low ranking officer could become a colonel at the start of the war. Here is what happened: Grant worked in his father's hardware store as a clerk in Galena, Illinois. When congressman Elihu B. Washburne came into the store, he and Grant began a conversation. He told Grant that Lincoln had asked him to put together an Illinois regiment that was to muster in the southern part of the state in Springfield. Grant asked Washburne if he could go with him to Springfield. He offered to drive the horses. The two men sat together and conversed all the way down to Springfield. By the time they arrived, Washburne was convinced that Grant would make a good captain in charge of the regiment. Without Washburne, Grant would never have been in a position to rise to the heights that he would attain in the coming years. I was married to the great, great, great granddaughter of Elihu B. Washburne. Elihu was one of the first Republicans elected to Congress and Lincoln considered him a personal friend and confidant. It was through Elihu, along with Grant's success, that Lincoln came to know more about Grant.
Shiloh was before uniforms were standardized completely. Many troops initially fought with whatever uniforms were in their armories: mostly blue and some colonial army styled.
My Great Great Grandfather, fought at Shilo. With the 46 Illinois, company A. They held and did not retreat. The problem with the Confederate troops was they did not have the supplies for a three day march. That's why some of the southern soldiers stopped to eat the food of the northern soldiers. And Bule made it first. Because the southern troops got lost. I was at Shilo in 2012 for the 150th Anniversary, I was even in uniform. Miserable place to fight a battle. Oh, and the North had Gunboats on the Ohio river that ran next to the battle, and they bombarded the southern troops.
Inaccurate on "we will lick them tomorrow" it was later that evening when Sherman said to Grant "we've had the devil's day" that is when Grant said lick em tomorrow.
You guys should upgrade your AI imaging program to give most of the foot soldiers slouch hats. Some of these pics look like the uniforms of the Spanish-American War.
The death of Johnston was the deciding factor of the fate of the Confederates at Shiloh. Beauregard s' weak leadership after assuming command upon the death of Johnston drained the momentum the Confederate's assault. I often wonder what would have happened if Johnston had not died, and what would he would have achieved after the victory of Shiloh? Johnston was the South s' equivalent to the North s' Grant.
It's my opinion that Shiloh was actually the South's last, best chance to win the war, and the true turning point. Allow the Confederates to win decisively on the first day, destroying the army and taking both Grant and Sherman out of the war, either dead or captured, and there is no way Vicksburg falls in 1863, the Overland Campaign of 1864 does not happen, and Union armies are nowhere near Atlanta in the Summer of 1864. Under these circumstances, it is highly likely that McClellan defeats Lincoln in the 1864 election and makes peace on the basis of Southern independence though, I would imagine, with some territorial concessions. The South would have had to cede West Virginia at a bare minimum. In comparison with Shiloh, Gettysburg was of little strategic importance.
Good post...I agree with most of it...there were other paths to rebel victory, but Shiloh may have been the best opportunity for an early knock-out punch. Taking out Sherman wouldn't have been much of a loss, but Grant certainly would have been, and the loss of the whole army would have been catastrophic to the effort to subdue Tennessee and Vicksburg, as you rightly note.
Why is higher rank in the artwork represented by an excess of body building....... My favorite is the statue of Jackson at First Bull Run. A near scarecrow in reality, the statue shows him with a body tighter, fuller and firmer than Arnold Schwarzenegger at his prime.......
Why are creators using these awful computer generated images? There are photographs or maps. It seems someone just told Chat GPT to create a video on Shiloh and paid no attention to the final product
At 8:16 you mention Union pickets lighting cigarettes. The first automated cigarette making machine was not invented (by James Albert Bonsack) until 1880. I have never seen a photo of either Confederate or Union troops smoking cigarettes.
I sometimes theorize shiloh is the turning point in the war. What if grant looses. His career would no doubt be over. No grant taking Vicksburg no grant victory in tenn. Setting - how would the war end? Not that I believe grant to be the best general but it's the coordinated effort and his alliance with lincoln n the union generals in the west. Ultimately that's what won the war
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One was a group of settlers forcibly colonized by a dominant country--the other were a disgruntled group of states who had freely chosen partnership with, and adherence to a unifying constitutional document. One wanted Independence; the other wanted war.
This seriously downplays Grant's West Point performance. He was always near the top in mathematics. His middle of the class was more because if his demerits. He was always casual about his appearance. Your description of Johnston as a good leader is exactly why he was not. An army commander should command, not lead the charge. He didn't even make the battle plan. He left this small task to Beauregard. Most people describe Buell's advance as 'deliberate'.
I have always thought that Shioh decided the outcome of the War in the West......Were I President of the Confederacy and the Confederate Congress I might consider suing for peace in early Spring 1862.......
Nice paintings, but Grant never wore a fancy uniform like that. He typically wore a privates frock coat.. sometimes with an insignia of rank but frequently no marks at all….. look at actual photos of Appomattox…
You neglected to mention Lew Wallace who got lost in the swamp trying to get to Pittsburgh Landing and reinforce Grant. Johnston had him seriously outnumbered that first day and had he not been wounded, the confederates would have won the battle.
Johnston didn't demonstrate much by way of skillful generalship...case in point, he was killed while acting like a brigade commander instead of coordinating the army as a whole. I'm not convinced his survival would have done much to tip the scales. Now, what is possible is that if he had survived, he might have learned from his mistakes - as Grant did- and been a better general that Bragg. It's hard to imagine that he wouldn't at least have gotten along better with his subordinates.
The CGI images used are absolutely horrible. There are so many actual photographs that should have been used to accurately depict the uniforms of both sides. So many of the Confederate soldiers didn't even have proper muskets but carried their own shotguns into the battle. I love Civil War History but I can't give you a thumbs up for this video. Sorry.
I am a "wanna be" military officer, I could not get into the military academy because I am a short guy (5'5"), but I love to read about military history.
New subscriber from Lima Perú.
I've been to many Civil War battle fields; Shiloh is amongst my favorites, very moving. Prior to my visit, I listened to Shelby Foote's Shiloh book which added much. I would highly recommend visiting during mid-April, the month the battle was waged.
Thank you for this excellent Battle of Shiloh video......
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Been to Shiloh a couple times. It's a great walking battlefield. I like the AI renditions of the battle itself, however at 4:36 the Rebels look like they stopped at the Corinth Laundromat on the way and the Confed battle flag only had 13 stars in reality.
One of my Grandmother's family was at Shiloh with the 5th Kentucky USA. The Louisville Legion. Among the units they fought at Shiloh was the 5th Kentucky, CSA. The Louisville Legion.
One very important point left out of this narrative is how a washed up former low ranking officer could become a colonel at the start of the war. Here is what happened: Grant worked in his father's hardware store as a clerk in Galena, Illinois. When congressman Elihu B. Washburne came into the store, he and Grant began a conversation. He told Grant that Lincoln had asked him to put together an Illinois regiment that was to muster in the southern part of the state in Springfield.
Grant asked Washburne if he could go with him to Springfield. He offered to drive the horses. The two men sat together and conversed all the way down to Springfield. By the time they arrived, Washburne was convinced that Grant would make a good captain in charge of the regiment. Without Washburne, Grant would never have been in a position to rise to the heights that he would attain in the coming years.
I was married to the great, great, great granddaughter of Elihu B. Washburne. Elihu was one of the first Republicans elected to Congress and Lincoln considered him a personal friend and confidant. It was through Elihu, along with Grant's success, that Lincoln came to know more about Grant.
Great point... Thanks
Yeah…right….trust fund boy like the future president
I know now why Shiloh was so bloody. It was silly hat day in both armies and there was no consensus as to which side had truly brought the whimsy.
Shiloh was before uniforms were standardized completely. Many troops initially fought with whatever uniforms were in their armories: mostly blue and some colonial army styled.
Shiloh, Wow-- afterwards, Grant famously remarked,” Never fight with a silly hat, me boys! Never fight with a silly hat!”.
My Great Great Grandfather, fought at Shilo. With the 46 Illinois, company A. They held and did not retreat. The problem with the Confederate troops was they did not have the supplies for a three day march. That's why some of the southern soldiers stopped to eat the food of the northern soldiers. And Bule made it first. Because the southern troops got lost. I was at Shilo in 2012 for the 150th Anniversary, I was even in uniform. Miserable place to fight a battle. Oh, and the North had Gunboats on the Ohio river that ran next to the battle, and they bombarded the southern troops.
Buell was solid as a rock and he worked well with Grant.
Inaccurate on "we will lick them tomorrow" it was later that evening when Sherman said to Grant "we've had the devil's day" that is when Grant said lick em tomorrow.
You guys should upgrade your AI imaging program to give most of the foot soldiers slouch hats. Some of these pics look like the uniforms of the Spanish-American War.
One of the officers was wearing a colonial army tricorn hat! Good Grief, when AI misses the mark, it REALLY misses WIDE!
The death of Johnston was the deciding factor of the fate of the Confederates at Shiloh. Beauregard s' weak leadership after assuming command upon the death of Johnston drained the momentum the Confederate's assault. I often wonder what would have happened if Johnston had not died, and what would he would have achieved after the victory of Shiloh? Johnston was the South s' equivalent to the North s' Grant.
The press criticized almost everything about Grant, but no man ever said he wasn't a superb horseman.
My great grandfather fought there with the 13th Mississippi.
So he committed treason.
My great Grandfather was with the 19th Mississippi calvary. John Coreyelle Langston. On my Mama's side.
It's my opinion that Shiloh was actually the South's last, best chance to win the war, and the true turning point. Allow the Confederates to win decisively on the first day, destroying the army and taking both Grant and Sherman out of the war, either dead or captured, and there is no way Vicksburg falls in 1863, the Overland Campaign of 1864 does not happen, and Union armies are nowhere near Atlanta in the Summer of 1864. Under these circumstances, it is highly likely that McClellan defeats Lincoln in the 1864 election and makes peace on the basis of Southern independence though, I would imagine, with some territorial concessions. The South would have had to cede West Virginia at a bare minimum. In comparison with Shiloh, Gettysburg was of little strategic importance.
Good post...I agree with most of it...there were other paths to rebel victory, but Shiloh may have been the best opportunity for an early knock-out punch.
Taking out Sherman wouldn't have been much of a loss, but Grant certainly would have been, and the loss of the whole army would have been catastrophic to the effort to subdue Tennessee and Vicksburg, as you rightly note.
"After Shiloh, the South never smiled again" (George Washington Cable).
Why Union tand Confederate roops wearing brimmed metal helmets? And all the Confederates in near-identical uniforms?
The AI used here flunked history. And fashion design.
@@marksnyder8022 I guess AI expected the tanks to be held in reserve. lol
I see I am not the only one to notice.😂
Why is higher rank in the artwork represented by an excess of body building....... My favorite is the statue of Jackson at First Bull Run. A near scarecrow in reality, the statue shows him with a body tighter, fuller and firmer than Arnold Schwarzenegger at his prime.......
They dont know history
Why are creators using these awful computer generated images? There are photographs or maps. It seems someone just told Chat GPT to create a video on Shiloh and paid no attention to the final product
I agree, some of the pictures show men wearing helmets. No matter the accuracy of the narrative, they lost me with the visual effects.
what was beauregard's plan? johnson plan seemed pretty good
At 8:16 you mention Union pickets lighting cigarettes. The first automated cigarette making machine was not invented (by James Albert Bonsack) until 1880. I have never seen a photo of either Confederate or Union troops smoking cigarettes.
They rolled them with paper
An ancestor, Jasper Stone Laughlin, was with the Union Army during those two days. He died of disease shortly thereafter.
Hyram Ulysses Grant was Never A Failure
Took my Ole Miss cadets on a tactical ride twice there.
Hmm some of the men in ranks are wearing steel helmets
Keep in mind troops started their careers on the same side, waring the same uniforms, in the same school and using the same weapons
I sometimes theorize shiloh is the turning point in the war. What if grant looses. His career would no doubt be over. No grant taking Vicksburg no grant victory in tenn. Setting - how would the war end? Not that I believe grant to be the best general but it's the coordinated effort and his alliance with lincoln n the union generals in the west. Ultimately that's what won the war
Johnson was the Confederate general most like Grant in many ways, though to be honest, once he was dead he wasn't all that helpful anymore.
Yeah, that being dead thing sure can hinder one's ability to function well!
Being dead does have its drawbacks. . .
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EXCUSE ME
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agree 100%
What is the difference between 13 colonies separating from England and 11 states separating from the United States?
One was a group of settlers forcibly colonized by a dominant country--the other were a disgruntled group of states who had freely chosen partnership with, and adherence to a unifying constitutional document. One wanted Independence; the other wanted war.
Plus the 13 won independence and the 11 failed and didnt No no no comparison.
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Read history book.
This seriously downplays Grant's West Point performance. He was always near the top in mathematics. His middle of the class was more because if his demerits. He was always casual about his appearance. Your description of Johnston as a good leader is exactly why he was not. An army commander should command, not lead the charge. He didn't even make the battle plan. He left this small task to Beauregard. Most people describe Buell's advance as 'deliberate'.
You tell the history well, but man, are the pictures poor!!!!! The uniforms are all wrong!!!
I have always thought that Shioh decided the outcome of the War in the West......Were I President of the Confederacy and the Confederate Congress I might consider suing for peace in early Spring 1862.......
Nice paintings, but Grant never wore a fancy uniform like that. He typically wore a privates frock coat.. sometimes with an insignia of rank but frequently no marks at all….. look at actual photos of Appomattox…
❤❤❤grant us had blue eyes. So did us Sherman hmm ❤ edward
Prentiss saved Grant's bacon that day.
quietly preparing for a surprise attack?? Johnston's advance was slow and noisy.
This was a butchery, shocking casualty numbers on both sides. They thought that Shiloh was as bad as it could get, then two armies met at Antietam.
Don't forget the horrors of Gettysburg
Small log church not a large brick church as shown. Pictures were totally inaccurate as far uniforms go.
You mangled a well documented quote and these generated images are terrible.
Loving the AI uniforms 🤭 but the narrative is a bit random.
VERY inaccurate uniforms.
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You neglected to mention Lew Wallace who got lost in the swamp trying to get to Pittsburgh Landing and reinforce Grant. Johnston had him seriously outnumbered that first day and had he not been wounded, the confederates would have won the battle.
Johnston didn't demonstrate much by way of skillful generalship...case in point, he was killed while acting like a brigade commander instead of coordinating the army as a whole. I'm not convinced his survival would have done much to tip the scales.
Now, what is possible is that if he had survived, he might have learned from his mistakes - as Grant did- and been a better general that Bragg. It's hard to imagine that he wouldn't at least have gotten along better with his subordinates.
Young Hiram, a name he hated.
His real initials were HUG. He was easily convinced to accept US Grant in its place.
@@marksnyder8022 Known to his friends as "Sam." "SUG" sounds worse than "HUG."
The Union Navy shelled the Confederates at the battlefield thru the night
Look like French troops to me😂
Beauregard did not start the civil war. Lincoln did when he sent a US Navy Squadron and several hundred troops to Charleston and Pensacola.
Weren't those squadrons sent to supply the military garrisons of the United States?
The CGI images used are absolutely horrible. There are so many actual photographs that should have been used to accurately depict the uniforms of both sides. So many of the Confederate soldiers didn't even have proper muskets but carried their own shotguns into the battle. I love Civil War History but I can't give you a thumbs up for this video. Sorry.
Not your land 😊
This AI sucks. The uniforms and rifles are all wrong. Especially the hats etc. The naration is wierd too. More dumbing down by robots.
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"bu ell" not "boo ell"