CSACW stop #
NPS stop
Stops on the Tour
Field
Notes
Quotes from the Field
CW
Photos
#1
#1
Pittsburg Landing
Field Notes describing this stop
"Before sunrise [I] left the boat and strolled . . ."
-- Capt. James G. Day, 15th Iowa

"We were all spoiling for a fight, and there was . . ."
-- Sgt. W. P. L. Muir, 15th Iowa
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#2
#8
Fraley Field - First Combat
Field Notes describing this stop
"At four o'clock in the morning we began . . ."
Pvt. William E. Bevens, 1st Arkansas

"The battle has opened gentlemen; it is too . . ."

--Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#3
#9
Prentiss's First Defensive Position
Field Notes describing this stop
"I did not feel anything strange on first going . . ."
Pvt. Edgar Embley, 61st Illinois

"Several times the enemy essayed to move . . . "
--Capt. Andrew Hickenlooper, 5th Ohio
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#4
#10
Peabody’s Camps
Field Notes describing this stop
“We drove the officers from their hot coffee and out of their tents, capturing their camp and tents."
-- Pvt. William E. Bevens, 1st Arkansas
 
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#5
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Spain’s Field
Field Notes describing this stop
“I did not feel anything strange on first . . ."
-- Pvt. Edgar Embley, 61st Illinois

“Several times the enemy essayed to move . . ."
Capt. Andrew Hickenlooper, 5th Ohio Battery
 
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#6
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Rea Field
Field Notes describing this stop
“A Confederate regiment came through the . . ."
Lt. E. C. Dawes, 53rd Ohio


“My God! We are attacked!”
Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#7
The Morass
Field Notes describing this stop
"“Boys, do not be discouraged. That was not the first charge that was . . .
Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne
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#8
#7
Shiloh Church
Field Notes describing this stop
"From out of the edge of this great opening, came regiment after regiment and . . . John A. Cockerill, 70th Ohio

"The Confederates seemed to have a good range on the battery . . . Pvt. George O. Smith, 17th Illinois
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#9
Buckland’s Line
Field Notes describing this stop
“We made use of what little shelter the trees and logs afforded, and . . . Maj. John A. Bering, 48th Ohio

"The Rebels raised their cornbread yelp, and making a desperate . . . Pvt. Thomas W. Connelly, 70th Ohio.
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#10
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Hamburg-Purdy Road
Field Notes describing this stop
"How the cannon bellowed, and their shells plunged and bounded, and flew. . . Pvt. Henry Stanley, 6th Arkansas

"The underbrush is mowed down by bullets. Men are shot in several places in the body . . .
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#11
#11
Stuart’s Position
Field Notes describing this stop
“We were right on top of them. It was like shooting . . .
Maj. F. E. Whitfield, 9th Mississippi
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#12
#12
Johnston’s Death Site
Field Notes describing this stop

“Men, they are stubborn; we must use the bayonet. I will lead you!” Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston

“They almost tripped me up that time.”
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston

Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#13
#13
Peach Orchard
Field Notes describing this stop
“I will tell you while laying on the ground and just before . .
Pvt. George W. Squirer, 44th Indiana
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#14
#14
Bloody Pond
Field Notes describing this stop
““It was now evident that the tide of battle was going against us. . . "
Charles Kimball, Battery A, 1st Illinois Light Artillery
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#15
#3
Hornets’ Nest
Field Notes describing this stop
“The ear-piercing and peculiar ‘rebel yell’ of the men in gray and the answering cheers of the boys in blue rose and fell with the varying tide of battle..."
Capt. Andrew Hickenlooper, 5th Ohio Battery
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#16
#3*
Duncan Field
Field Notes describing this stop
“When Steven Woodworth gives me a quote I will place it here.. . ."
Lt. E. C. Dawes, 53rd Ohio
  
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#17
#4
Ruggles’ Battery
Field Notes describing this stop
“When Steven Woodworth gives me a quote I will place it here.. . ."
Lt. E. C. Dawes, 53rd Ohio
  
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#18
#16
Hell’s Hollow | Union surrender site
Field Notes describing this stop
“When Steven Woodworth gives me a quote I will place it here.. . ."
Lt. E. C. Dawes, 53rd Ohio
  
Authentic photos from the Civil War
 
 
#19
#2
Grant’s Last Line
Field Notes describing this stop
“When Steven Woodworth gives me a quote I will place it here.. . ."
Lt. E. C. Dawes, 53rd Ohio
  
Authentic photos from the Civil War

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