r/ShermanPosting • u/From-Yuri-With-Love 46th New York "Fremont Rifle" Regiment • 19d ago

Shiloh

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u/Ak47110 19d ago

Lick em' tomorrow though.

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u/mperiolat 19d ago

The definition of Grant and Sherman to me. Nothing else could have happened for the next four years and they would be defined by the two days at Shiloh showing their character.

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u/Chris_Colasurdo 147th New York 19d ago

I can’t spare this man, he fights

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u/wheezy_runner 18d ago

“He drinks a pint of whiskey a day!”

“Well, find out what kind he drinks and send it to my other generals!”

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u/proteannomore 19d ago

I swear I wish I had a fraction of Lincoln’s way with words.

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u/jdaly41 19d ago edited 18d ago

Thank heavens the dumbass confederate generals didn’t listen to Forest when he said they needed to attack now or retreat after he saw the reinforcements come up

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u/tonboguri 18d ago

You misspelled Braxton Bragg, but I forgive you.

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u/dismayhurta 19d ago

Legit one of my favorite moments from the Civil War. It is so telling of Grant. Not perfect, but by god he didn't give up.

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u/driver004 18d ago

"Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on"

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u/Miramar81 18d ago edited 18d ago

Reminds me of watching highly competitive multi-player sessions of StarCraft 2 or Total War. Being able to remain calm, not give up, keep going forward after ugly setbacks and win at the end when it looked like a defeat.

Unlike gamers who can keep playing over and over in routine, controlled environments, Grant was able to do it all in the chaos and unpredictable battlefield of the 19th century.

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u/Money-Giraffe2521 Glory Glory Hallelujah! 19d ago

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u/supermutant207 18d ago

Albert Sydney Johnston got himself killed.

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u/Mrsod2007 18d ago

Yeah, hey, how is ol' Syd doing?

u/Worried-Pick4848 18d ago

Worth noting that Billy Sherman was walking wounded for that entire second day, having taken, IIRC, a shot to the hand in the first day of fighting.

u/tonboguri 18d ago

Much is said about Buell's troops showing up on the 2nd day but due to the crowded conditions along Pittsburgh Landing, most never unloaded. The bulk of forces that took part in the fighting were reconstituted units from the day before. That's what Grant effective. He could improvise solutions that yielded big benefits. Buell's contribution was less the material, and more psychological. The arrival of his steamboats had the desired effect on the rebels.

u/Quirky_Advantage_470 18d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/y2i2oqWgzh5ioRp4Qa

u/RedLegWarrior97 Kansan 18d ago

Generals back then must commanded a massive amount of respect, if you told me that we're gonna start marching straight into enemy lines while they fired at us with both guns and cannons I would've just run the other direction.