collection of objects on exhibit we have battle flags. what s unique about this flag is that it carries the pittsburgh landig battle honor, the official name recorded by union forces for the battle of shiloh. this case the landing being the primary feature here. officially went in as the battle of pittsburgh landing. confederacy referred to it as the battle of shiloh. meaning place of peace or house of peace. took dominance over the identity of the conflict through time. and so it s interesting to see the pittsburgh landing on these flags. a unit that participated in the battle with the apprentice division and fought at the hornet s nest. you can see the dark fabric with the lighter fabric to same is true for the white stripes as well. you can see the flag was in tatters. story, light, moisture, you name it. it s amazing to think they do survive. usually they go through some major deterioration over time if they don t have proper treatment and care. there s no standardization
visitor center, i guess you could refer it to the shiloh center visitor center. we re looking at a collection of objects we have on display here for the public to give them a taste and feel of the period. our museum collection here inside the center is object oriented. we have battle flags that self-service here at shiloh. what is unique about this flag, it carries the pittsburgh landing battle honor which was the official name recorded by the union forces for the battle of shiloh. united states forces had a tendency to name after landing points. official the battle went in as battle of pittsburgh landing and newspaper accounts would talk about the battle of pittsburgh landing and confederacy referred to it as the battle of shiloh, biblical in its conentation meaning house of peace took dominance and predominance over the identity of the conflict through time and, so, it s interesting to see it on these flags. this was in the position of the 21st missouri infantry and fought
what year does it take effect? 1772, sir. it probably worked better when i was only 78. then, i would have taken you. all right. thank you. thank you all. join american history tv weekend next weekend when we will be live from wisconsin for a look at the history of alcohol in america. back story with the american history guys is a public radio show and podcast and will simulcast it live from the american historians annual meeting. the history of alcohol in america with historians ed airs, peter ona and brian balo. next saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. this week, on the civil war, historianed and authors discuss the battle of shiloh fought 150 years ago in harden county, tennessee, on april 6th and 7th, 1862. the battle resulted in a union victory. over confederate forces servicing the strategically important mississippi valley region. nearly 110,000 troops took part in the fighting which produced almost 24 thousand casualties making it the bloodiest battl
of shiloh. the church so lone, the log-built one that echoed to many a parting groan and natural prayer of dying fomin that died there, fomin at mourn, but friends at ease, what like a bullet can undeceive. but now they lie low while over them the swallows skim and all is hushed at shiloh. well, i think that does express what went on for the for the soldiers. understand though, shiloh is important for so many reasons, for in grander, rather than individual military history, but consider the famous names of civil war leaders who were present at that battle, grant and sherman, albert sydney johnston, pgt beaurogard, and bragg and on and on and on we could talk. and the wonderful thing that shiloh has the above all the other battle fields in today s world and listening to the additions that will be made to shiloh is more of a fact. its location in a rural part of tennessee. a place which in so many ways remains very much akin to what this area looked like in that previous, pre
published a book which is entitled battle pieces and aspects of the war civil war poems. and this particular poem deals with shiloh. and i think it is a marvelous piece which i think expresses so much about the, what that battle was all about. and what happened to the men who were there. so let me, a brief poem. let me just read tight you. it is entitled, shiloh a requiem. skimming lightly, wheeling still, the swallows fly low over the field and clouded days the forest field of shiloh. over the field where april rain solaced the parched one stretched in pain through the pause of night that followed the sunday fight around the church of shiloh. the church so lone, the log-built one that echoed to many a partying groan and natural prayer of dying fomin that died there, fomin at morn, what lukeike a bullet can undeceive, now they lie low while over them the swallows skim and all is hushed at shiloh. well, i think that does express what, went on for the, for the soldiers. und