Hornet’s Nest lies in the center of the battlefield ... The legacy of the battle lingered long after the guns fell silent. “The battle of Shiloh … has been perhaps less understood, or ...

I sat in the parking lot of the Shiloh National Military Park and ... Confederates named the location the Hornet's Nest because so many bullets were being fired that it sounded like a swarm ...

The Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing was the first ... He did, that defensive stance in a stand of pines became known as the Hornet’s Nest because of the constant buzzing of bullets through ...

The Battle of Shiloh was the first major land battle of the Western Theater of the Civil War, and landmarks such as the Hornet’s Nest, Peach Orchard, Bloody Pond and Shiloh Church would be ...

and advancing on Union forces at Shiloh, General Albert Sidney Johnston ... One Confederate soldier claimed the bullets were flying like a nest of angry hornets; therefore this defensive position ...

To comment or join in supporting this 503©(3) organization, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com As day one of the Battle of Shiloh ... s men regained the Hornet’s Nest by about noon.

Groom enhances his solid reputation as a writer of general audience military history with this narrative of the Civil War’s first major battle ... pens like the Hornets’ Nest , where Union ...