My God! We Are Attacked! Disorganized Surprise at Shiloh Church

Civil War Daily Gazette ^ | April 6, 2012 | Eric

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Northern monuments were paid by the Federal Government. Southern monuments were by donations. Just FYI.

Thanks. I didn't realize that.

Lots of Southern towns have their Confederate monument near the courthouse, no doubt paid for with local funds. Often the town monument is a statue of a Confederate soldier facing North.

Then there are the pointed tombstones used for Confederate soldiers. The story goes that the tombstones were pointed so that Yankees couldn't sit on them.

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My God! We Are Attacked! Disorganized Surprise at Shiloh Church

A commander can be forgiven for being defeated, for superior numbers, supply shortages or circumstances may conspire or combine to defeat him despite any ability on his part.

But a commander can never be forgiven for being surprised.

--Napoléon Bonaparte