*COPY* of MC's LOST Civil War Geocoin #04: Shiloh

This geocoin made it to the Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and got its picture taken there (thanks to grobhntr). Now on to other Civil War related sites or caches! Just keep it moving, please!

Don't keep this coin - it is not a trade item!
This is a copy of my Shiloh geocoin that went missing. The original coin was sent out to travel, but was lost. It has been missing for almost two years, so I made this copy coin to travel in its place.

This geocoin wants to go anywhere related to the Civil War. Take it to Civil War battlefields, historic markers, Civil War graveyards, forts, etc. Please try to keep it moving. Place it in another cache within two weeks. I would like as many cachers as possible to be able to see and enjoy this coin.

Post pictures of the geocoin at Civil War sites if you can.
Thanks!

Some interesting information about the Battle of Shiloh:
- Shiloh is a Hebrew word meaning "Place of Peace". The battle is named after a small log church that was on the battle ground.

- Ulysses S. Grant commanded the Union forces, numbering 48,894 men. Albert S. Johnston commanded the Confederate forces of 44,699 men.

- General Grant injured his ankle two days before the battle when his horse fell and Grant was pinned underneath. Grant was convalescing on a gunboat 10 miles from his troops and was not present when the battle began.

- The Confederate forces launched a surprise attack on the morning of Sunday, April 6, 1862. They took the Union Army totally by surprise and routed them.

- The federal troops finally managed to hold the line at a road nicknamed the Hornet's Nest because there were so many bullets whizzing by that it sounded like hornets. The Confederate forces launched eleven attacks against the Hornet's Nest over seven hours. Casualties were extremely high.

- The Federals were finally forced to surrender the position after the Confederates brought 62 cannons to bear on them at point blank range, but they formed a line and held at Pittsburg Landing.

- Confederate Commanding General Johnston was shot in the leg and bled to death while leading his troops in an attack. He could have easily been saved with a tourniquet, but he had sent his surgeon to tend to the wounded. President Jefferson Davis considered Johnston to be the most effective general the Confederacy had. General P.G.T. Beauregard assumed command.

- At the end of the first day, Sherman commented to Grant, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied. "Lick 'em tomorrow, though." General Grant also stated that the dead and dying were so many that "a person can walk in any given direction without stepping on ground."

- By the beginning of the second day, Grant had been reinforced by 17,918 troops under General Buell, bringing his total strength to over 50,000 men. The Union army now outnumbered the Confederate forces, whose strength had been reduced to less than 30,000 men.

- The Union army attacked on the second day. The Confederate forces were low on ammunition and food and were forced to retreat to Corinth, giving the Union the victory.

- The battle of Shiloh lasted two days. On the Union side 1,754 were killed, 8,408 were wounded, and 2,885 were captured or missing for a total of 13,047 casualties. The Confederates had 1,723 killed, 8,012 wounded, and 959 captured or missing for a total of 10,694 casualties. In just two days, the total casualties on both sides were 23,741 men; more than the American losses in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War combined.

- Shiloh was the costliest battle up to that point in the war. However, there would be eight larger and bloodier battles before the end of the Civil War.

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