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formed this juncture, and we all go at once. grant's division commanders and grant himself were hog-tied from being able to go push the confederates and gain information. so when these skirmishes occur, the union forces react defensively. they defend themselves, okay, they lose some men, they capture a few troops and gain some intelligence, but they never understand what is behind that confederate force out there, and they totally misread it. they think it's reconnaissance in the case of the big april 4th skirmish, they just think it's a large reconnaissance, a mixed one. it's got in...

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 ...

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 ...

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...