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Battle of Shiloh: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Park Service - Battle of Shiloh. Aug 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The Battle of Shiloh: Johnston Goes After Grant. Jul 11, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 07, 2026
Add new Web site: Perseus Digital Library - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology - The battle of Shiloh. May 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - The Untold Story of Shiloh: The Battle and the Battlefield/Shiloh: A Battlefield Guide (PDF). Jan 30, 2025
Add new Web site: NPS History Electronic Library and Archive - The Battle of Shiloh. Nov 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The American Civil War and the Battle of Shiloh�s Glowing Wounds Mystery. Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Lindenwood University - History and Myths Around the Battle of Shiloh. Jul 04, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - Defending the Final Line at Shiloh. Dec 21, 2023
Add new Web site: American History Central - The Battle of Shiloh, 1862. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Essential Civil War Curriculum - The Battle of Shiloh. Sep 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Battle of Shiloh. Jul 18, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Battle of Shiloh. Mar 18, 2023
Add new Web site: BritishBattles.com - Battle of Shiloh. Jan 20, 2023
Media added. Jul 03, 2017
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Battle of Shiloh Church. Dec 23, 2016
Add new Web site: Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture - Battle of Shiloh. Jul 17, 2014
Add new Web site: History Central - Battle of Shiloh. Jul 17, 2014
Add new Web site: The Civil War - Battle of Shiloh. Jul 17, 2014
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Battle of Shiloh. Jul 17, 2014
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Battle of Shiloh. Nov 06, 2008
Media revised. Mar 28, 2008
Added new Web site: National Park Service - Shiloh National Military Park. Oct 06, 2006
Added new Web site: The Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing). May 10, 2006
Added new Web site: CivilWarAlbum.com. May 10, 2006
Article revised. Feb 16, 2001
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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