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they dont exist today, because like us in our future, we will pass unto time. they have passed unto time. but these objects have survived. theyre accidents. i mean, two tents, half of what exists in the world from the civil war time frame are right here, they are accidents of survival. and theyre here to impart appreciation and understanding of a different time and different people. >> you can watch this or other "american artifacts" programs any time by visiting our website cspan.org/...

great tactical skill, its because he has a whole organization to mount what is going to be a very difficult mission, and that constitutes a suitable rear guard. and the battle terminates with a successful withdrawal from confederate forces. breckenridge spends the night basically, in the position the confederates hailed on april 5th when the battle began, and the next morning hell slowly begin to retire towards mickeys, which is a road junction eight miles to the south and west where t...

battle on the west side of the battlefield. weve left prentisss camp where they were overrun. johnston making the decision he had turned the union left at that point. hes been alerted to the fact he does have some troops over on his right that he has to be concerned about. but weve moved over to shiloh branch below shiloh church, which means were roughly three-quarters of a mile from where we last were on the eastern corinth road. and the interesting thing is when you stand here -- wel...

collection of objects on exhibit we have battle flags. whats 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 its inte...

visitor center, i guess you could refer it to the shiloh center visitor center. were 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. unit...

have to confront buehl the next day. i would remind everyone that the south lost an entire field army at vicksburg and they did not sue for peace. they simply kept on fighting. so did it present a trap? maybe. even if there had been an overwhelming victory. i suspect that the north could have rebounded from that. >> okay. i might also in commenting, following up on that think about how that the -- well, relative to being on the west bank of the tennessee with their backs to a river, ne...

attack formation of having a corps, one behind the other, to attack on the battlefield that was completely a wilderness type battlefield which, of course, was impractical. so theres more work to be done in terms of really investigating the tactical battle plan of the confederates as it exited on april the 6th. however, that being said, the fact that confusion was rampant in terms of the whole confederate line, nobody seemed to be in command in any sector unless it was albert sydney joh...

children and grandchildren out there. along with other authors that write on the western theater. i just want you to know that were colleagues and theres no conflict or anything between us. >> thats right. >> we see each other -- we disagree but its -- once a year we get together and have a great time. so i just want everyone to know that. >> you just spoiled the secret for everyone. >> were mortal enemies. >> let me end again just by rooting us in the reality of what happened here and...

history of shiloh than two days of battle. now, granted, those are the most important parts of the story of shiloh. but theres a lot actually prior to the battle. many of you probably have visited the indian mounds. theres a whole civilization there prior to the white man coming. and then the settlement. the civilians of shiloh. its a very interesting, fascinating story. of course, the two days of battle itself, the most fascinating of all, the most interesting, the most pivotal in ter...

you want the full story? you want the 16-hour death march? join me at shiloh. staff calls it the death march, by the way. im still alive. although tim pointed out i had less than -- just a little over 24 hours to live. anyway, in later years, veterans of shiloh declared the battle the bloodiest in their experience. southerners stated it possessed the heaviest firing of the war. and union veterans referred to being as scared as at shiloh. the battles realities have always laid shrouded ...