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Shiloh
by Moses Hochstetler (Age: 59)
copyright 09-15-2003

Age Rating: 13 to 127

The Civil War Battle for Shiloh was fought on a Sunday, in the vicinity of a country church. The following Sunday the remark was made by one of the parishioners that they had received quite a sermon the week before.
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Brother killed brother and kin here,
And friend killed friend as foe;
The wounded and dying did meet here,
In the hills around Shiloh.

The blood of young men spilt here,
To mingle with dirt and dew;
Was the sermon that was preached here,
With the open grave the pew.

The widows were left to pine here,
The mothers were stricken with grief;
The singing of funeral songs here,
Was sorrowful and brief.

The moon and stars shine soft here,
And the winds blow hushed and low;
For the dead have paid the price here,
In the hills around Shiloh.

For the smoke that hung in the air here,
Hangs thick in the air here still;
The echoes of guns can be heard here,
In the quiet morning chill.

Memories never die here,
Where these gallant men did fall;
The lessons etched in stone here,
Are bitterness and gall.

Still the nation grows in grace here,
And is cleansed white as snow;
From the lessons taught and learned here,
In the hills around Shiloh.

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09-18-2003 Gregory Christiano

Moses: what a magnificent account of the Battle of Shiloh. The Civil War is one of my favorite subjects and you have captured the devastation and heartbreak of that war perfectly. Absolutely terrific job here.
Regards,
Gregory

09-18-2003 Janet Owenby

You take the reader to the battlefield and allow them to experience a piece of history. Fantastic write.

09-16-2003 Regina S.

Woah, incredible write! A person who was actually there couldn't possibly have wrote it better! The imagery is amazing, and it makes you feel like you were right there in the middle of everything! But I sort of disagree with Dawn, this is like a hundred times better than anything I've ever found in a history book! lol

09-15-2003 Dawn Staple

Hi Moses, Although the Battle of Shiloh is unknown territory to me in UK, the story you told was very powerful. It came over to me as an ancient and very well-known song that has been handed down through generations. Your poem seems like an established piece of history from a very well-written history book, It runs so smoothly that the sense of it enters the brain without the slightest effort. BRILLIANT! RECOMMENDED! DAWN in UK

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Shiloh by Moses Hochstetler (Age: 59) copyright 09-15-2003 Age Rating: 13 to 127

Shiloh
by Moses Hochstetler (Age: 59)
copyright 09-15-2003

Age Rating: 13 to 127