A brief account of the Battle of Shiloh with hyperlinks to photos of the landscape. Click on the pictures at the left for more information.

This section of the National Park Service's site about Shiloh National Military Park gives information about the battle itself and maps of the troop movements.

Explore Phyllis Reynold Naylor's "Shiloh" with the help of this study guide, which provides pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary, introductory article), reading activities, brainstorming ideas, and thought-provoking writing...

Come and check out this informative resource featuring discussion questions, a description of the book, a vocabulary builder, and an extension activity for the book "Shiloh."

This site contains the text for the poem "Shiloh: A Requiem" by Herman Melville (1819-1891 CE).

Annotated slideshow of the memorials erected at Shiloh to commemorate the Union and Confederate dead.

This site gives an extensive description of the Battle of Shiloh in the Civil War.

This is the full text of the novel The Guns of Shiloh by Joseph A. Altsheler, a Civil War story from the view of Dick Mason, who fights for the North and who is with Grant in his first great campaign.

A very detailed site relating the lead-up to the Battle of Shiloh followed by an in-depth discussion of the strategy of the battle and who was involved. Many hyperlinks to related topics.

This ebook version of Joseph A. Altsheler's The Guns Of Shiloh has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

A map of the area around Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing in Tennessee, showing the sites of the Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. The battle took place on April 6-7, 1862. The map shows the Tennessee River,...

An image of the Shiloh National Military Park.

This is the largest remaining fortified Mississippian ceremonial mound complex in the Tennessee Valley, including 6 Mississippian temple mounds, one Woodland burial mound, a village site, and a palisade foundation.

A listing of online historical and current maps for the State of Tennessee. Part of the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection.

Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.

This site features the author Joseph A. Altsheler including the full text of 17 novels focusing on the Civil War.

These lesson plans are designed to integrate language arts and primary sources into elementary social studies instruction.

Overview of General Lew Wallace's role in the Civil War.

This lesson plan is an adaptation of Activity 92 from Project Learning Tree. Young scholars will research the four prehistoric time periods and compare and contrast them with their lives. By doing this, they will recognize the difference...

The Library of Congress offers this detailed essay on the renewal of religious beliefs in 18th century America. It discusses deism, a tenet of Enlightment, and the Great Awakening.

(1803-1862) A Confederate general in the American Civil War who was killed during the Battle of Shiloh.

(1803-1862) American soldier who fought in the Black Hawk War, the war for Texan independence, the Mexican War, and was killed at Shiloh in the Civil War where he was fighting for the Confederate army, commanding the forces in the west.

General McPherson, born in Sandusky, Ohio, November 14th, 1828, died near Atlanta, Ga., July 22nd, 1864; was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1853. At the beginning of the Civil War he applied for active duty with the...

General Beauregard, who opened the Civil War by bombarding Fort Sumter, made a brilliant record during the conflict between the States. He won the battle of Bull Run; distinguished himself at Shiloh; held General Halleck in check for two...