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- Oct 17, 2012
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The morning of April 6, 1862 was one of shock and alarm as the men of General Ulysses S. Grant's Union army found their camp at Pittsburg Landing being attacked by Confederates under General Albert Sidney Johnston. Colonel John McDowell, whose brigade occupied the extreme right flank of Grant's army, rushed his troops forward to meet the threat. Colonel Preston Pond, Jr.'s Louisiana brigade greeted them with fierce volleys and eventually overwhelmed the Yankees. With the Union right flank collapsing, the Confederates swept the field.
Today, the Civil War Trust is pleased to announce we are working to save the exact site of McDowell's stand against Pond's Confederates. This land—part of a 295-acre parcel we hope to preserve—is the most significant unprotected land on the western edge of Shiloh National Military Park. By saving this land, we are not only adding to the protected acreage at Shiloh, but also providing an important buffer between the battlefield and likely development on the park's western border.
Save Shiloh!
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh/shiloh-2015/
The morning of April 6, 1862 was one of shock and alarm as the men of General Ulysses S. Grant's Union army found their camp at Pittsburg Landing being attacked by Confederates under General Albert Sidney Johnston. Colonel John McDowell, whose brigade occupied the extreme right flank of Grant's army, rushed his troops forward to meet the threat. Colonel Preston Pond, Jr.'s Louisiana brigade greeted them with fierce volleys and eventually overwhelmed the Yankees. With the Union right flank collapsing, the Confederates swept the field.
Today, the Civil War Trust is pleased to announce we are working to save the exact site of McDowell's stand against Pond's Confederates. This land—part of a 295-acre parcel we hope to preserve—is the most significant unprotected land on the western edge of Shiloh National Military Park. By saving this land, we are not only adding to the protected acreage at Shiloh, but also providing an important buffer between the battlefield and likely development on the park's western border.
Save Shiloh!
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh/shiloh-2015/
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