feel of the period. our museum collection here inside the senator is object oriented. we have battle flags that saw service here at shiloh. unique about this flag is that it carries the pittsburgh landing battle honor that was the official name recorded by union forces for the battle of shiloh. united states forces had a tendency to name their battles after geographic land points, in this case the landing being the primary feature here. officially the battle went in as battle of pittsburgh landing. newspaper accounts would talk about the battle of pittsburgh landing. it was referred to as the battle of shiloh and the shiloh name biblical in its connotation meaning place of peace or house of peace took dominance and predominance over the identity of the conflict through time and so it s interesting to see pittsburgh landing on these flags. this was in the possession of lucius d. woodward in the 21st missouri infantry, a unit that participated in the battle with apprentices div
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