Dr. Timothy B. Smith

Sure. At the time of Shallow, we're only a year in. You know, if you compare that maybe with World War II or the Revolution or something like that, this is very, very early in their stages. So April 1862, there hasn't been a lot of Just what I would call huge battles, maybe Napoleonic style battles.

Sure. At the time of Shallow, we're only a year in. You know, if you compare that maybe with World War II or the Revolution or something like that, this is very, very early in their stages. So April 1862, there hasn't been a lot of Just what I would call huge battles, maybe Napoleonic style battles.

Sure. At the time of Shallow, we're only a year in. You know, if you compare that maybe with World War II or the Revolution or something like that, this is very, very early in their stages. So April 1862, there hasn't been a lot of Just what I would call huge battles, maybe Napoleonic style battles.

Yeah, you've got Bull Run and no offense to the Bull Run folks, Fort Donaldson, Wilson Creek, things like that. But these are fairly small revolutionary type battles, Revolutionary War type battles, Mexican War, you know, War of 1812 size battles. And as a result, when you reach shallow and you have this massive battle, This is kind of the beginning of the war a little bit.

Yeah, you've got Bull Run and no offense to the Bull Run folks, Fort Donaldson, Wilson Creek, things like that. But these are fairly small revolutionary type battles, Revolutionary War type battles, Mexican War, you know, War of 1812 size battles. And as a result, when you reach shallow and you have this massive battle, This is kind of the beginning of the war a little bit.

Yeah, you've got Bull Run and no offense to the Bull Run folks, Fort Donaldson, Wilson Creek, things like that. But these are fairly small revolutionary type battles, Revolutionary War type battles, Mexican War, you know, War of 1812 size battles. And as a result, when you reach shallow and you have this massive battle, This is kind of the beginning of the war a little bit.

It's when the thing is getting serious. It's starting to move past the early moves, the initial feeling each other out, the initial mobilization type stuff. And what leads to shallow, of course, is the Union forces are moving southward along the Tennessee River, trying to pierce this Confederate defensive line in the west that stretches all the way from

It's when the thing is getting serious. It's starting to move past the early moves, the initial feeling each other out, the initial mobilization type stuff. And what leads to shallow, of course, is the Union forces are moving southward along the Tennessee River, trying to pierce this Confederate defensive line in the west that stretches all the way from

It's when the thing is getting serious. It's starting to move past the early moves, the initial feeling each other out, the initial mobilization type stuff. And what leads to shallow, of course, is the Union forces are moving southward along the Tennessee River, trying to pierce this Confederate defensive line in the west that stretches all the way from

the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River across all the way to Indian territory, in fact. And as the Union forces move southward, the Confederates are trying to defend their port railroads, and some of those are near shallow, and that's what brings the armies to that battlefield.

the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River across all the way to Indian territory, in fact. And as the Union forces move southward, the Confederates are trying to defend their port railroads, and some of those are near shallow, and that's what brings the armies to that battlefield.

the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River across all the way to Indian territory, in fact. And as the Union forces move southward, the Confederates are trying to defend their port railroads, and some of those are near shallow, and that's what brings the armies to that battlefield.

Spot on. There are different debates over what constitutes the Western theater. Some include the Trans-Mississippi is the Western theater. A lot of historians prefer to call this area Western Kentucky, Western Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Northern Mississippi is really the Confederate heartland, which kind of gets at the importance and the significance here. All these rivers, all these railroads.

Spot on. There are different debates over what constitutes the Western theater. Some include the Trans-Mississippi is the Western theater. A lot of historians prefer to call this area Western Kentucky, Western Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Northern Mississippi is really the Confederate heartland, which kind of gets at the importance and the significance here. All these rivers, all these railroads.

Spot on. There are different debates over what constitutes the Western theater. Some include the Trans-Mississippi is the Western theater. A lot of historians prefer to call this area Western Kentucky, Western Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Northern Mississippi is really the Confederate heartland, which kind of gets at the importance and the significance here. All these rivers, all these railroads.

I used to joke about the movie Trains, Planes and Automobiles. This is literally railroad, steamboat, wagons that connect the two. So the Industrial Revolution has had a huge impact on warfare. And you see this not just in America, the Crimean War before this, somewhat in the Mexican War as well in America.

I used to joke about the movie Trains, Planes and Automobiles. This is literally railroad, steamboat, wagons that connect the two. So the Industrial Revolution has had a huge impact on warfare. And you see this not just in America, the Crimean War before this, somewhat in the Mexican War as well in America.

I used to joke about the movie Trains, Planes and Automobiles. This is literally railroad, steamboat, wagons that connect the two. So the Industrial Revolution has had a huge impact on warfare. And you see this not just in America, the Crimean War before this, somewhat in the Mexican War as well in America.

But the Civil War, you know, you get into the debate of the first modern war, all that kind of stuff. I happen to believe every war is the most modern war at that point. There is no first modern war. But, you know, the Industrial Revolution absolutely has a significant effect on the Civil War. And we see that vividly at Shiloh.

But the Civil War, you know, you get into the debate of the first modern war, all that kind of stuff. I happen to believe every war is the most modern war at that point. There is no first modern war. But, you know, the Industrial Revolution absolutely has a significant effect on the Civil War. And we see that vividly at Shiloh.