Description: Illustration of the recapture of Union artillery at Shiloh Church, near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee on Monday, April 7, 1862, as published in "Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War" by Alfred H. Guernsey. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, took place April 6-7, 1862 in Tennessee. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04610
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Battlefields; Churches; Soldiers
Places: Pittsburg Landing (Tennessee)
 

Description: Sketch of the Shiloh Methodist Church done by Alfred E. Mathews of the 31st O.V.I. The Battle of Shiloh, which took place on June 6-7, 1862, was named after this log church near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. Mathews (1831-1874) was born in Bristol, England, but moved with his family to settle in Rochester, Ohio, when he was two years old. He was working as a schoolteacher in Alabama when the Civil War broke out, and returned north to enlist in the 1st Ohio Artillery in August 1861. He later joined the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and fought in battles including Corinth, Stone River, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. During his three-year enlistment he drew numerous sketches of scenes he witnessed, which were made into lithographs and sold, including publication in Harper's Weekly. He moved west following the war and continued his work as an artist, until his sudden death at the age of 43. He is buried on his ranch near Longmount, Colorado. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08604
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Soldiers -- Ohio; Churches
Places: Tennessee
 

Description: This illustration depicts the scene at Shiloh Church, near Pittsburg Landing, on April 7, 1862. The First Ohio Regiment fought to recapture a Union artillery, eventually resulting in the conclusion of the Battle of Shiloh. The illustration shows Union forces firing cannons and preparing to surge toward the artillery, which has several men on the roof. The bodies of fallen or wounded soldiers and horses are strewn along the front of the buildings, and opposing forces can be seen approaching from the back of the image. This illustration was originally printed in "Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War," by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden, 1894. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04290
Subjects: Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; 1st Army of the Ohio
Places: Pittsburg Landing (Tennessee)
 

Description: Illustration of Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Shiloh during the U. S. Civil War published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. The Battle of Shiloh, or the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, took place April 6-7, 1862 in Tennessee. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04578
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States
 

Description: Lithograph illustration of Pittsburg Landing, the scene of the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee on January 19, 1862. The battle was named for the nearby Shiloh Methodist Church. This lithograph was created from an original sketch by Alfred E. Mathews of the 31st Regiment O.V.I., May 1862. Numerous steamboats can be seen along the shore, including the Silver Moon and the Glendale, and military tents can be seen in the distance. Mathews (1831-1874) was born in Bristol, England, but moved with his family to settle in Rochester, Ohio, when he was two years old. He was working as a schoolteacher in Alabama when the Civil War broke out, and returned north to enlist in the 1st Ohio Artillery in August 1861. He later joined the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and fought in battles including Corinth, Stone River, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. During his three-year enlistment he drew numerous sketches of scenes he witnessed, which were made into lithographs and sold, including publication in Harper's Weekly. He moved west following the war and continued his work as an artist, until his sudden death at the age of 43. He is buried on his ranch near Longmount, Colorado. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08611
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Battlefields; Steamboats; Military encampments
Places: Tennessee
 

Description: Lithograph illustration by Alfred E. Mathews titled "Battle of Shiloh." The image's caption or subtitle is "The Gunboats Tylor and Lexington Supporting the National troops, by firing up the ravine back of Pittsburg Landing." Mathews (1831-1874) was born in Bristol, England, but moved with his family to settle in Rochester, Ohio, when he was two years old. He was working as a schoolteacher in Alabama when the Civil War broke out, and returned north to enlist in the 1st Ohio Artillery in August 1861. He later joined the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and fought in battles including Corinth, Stone River, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. During his three-year enlistment he drew numerous sketches of scenes he witnessed, which were made into lithographs and sold, including publication in Harper's Weekly. He moved west following the war and continued his work as an artist, until his sudden death at the age of 43. He is buried on his ranch near Longmount, Colorado. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08610
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Battlefields; Steamboats;
Places: Tennessee