Background
Information

Background Information
• Battle of Shiloh was a
MAJOR battle in the
American Civil War
• Lasted only 2 days –
April 6 th and April 7 th of
1862
• Took place in southwestern
Tennessee

Background Information
A “small, backwoods church with the name of Shiloh . .
. . would give its name to the battle that would swirl around it.”

Background Information
• The Union (the
North) was led by
General Ulysses
S.Grant
• The Confederacy (the
South) was led by
General Albert Sidney
Johnston

Background Information
• The Confederacy decisively won the first day of battle
• However, the tide turned quickly and ultimately Grant and the Union won

Background Information
• Approximately
25,000 men were slaughtered in two days
• Bloodiest battle in
US history at its time

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2. solemn –
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Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
1. lunar – of or pertaining to the moon
2. solemn –
3. askew -

Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
1. lunar – of or pertaining to the moon
2. solemn – gloomy or somber
3. askew -

Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
1. lunar – of or pertaining to the moon
2. solemn – gloomy or somber
3. askew - crooked

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5. benediction –
6. bindle(d) –

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4. basting – to pour liquid over meat while cooking
5. benediction –
6. bindle(d) –

Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
4. basting – to pour liquid over meat while cooking
5. benediction – a blessing, typically given at the end of a worship service
6. bindle(d) –

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5. benediction - a blessing, typically given at the end of a worship service
6. bindle(d) – to tie together as with a rope

Comprehension Check
 What indications in the story show that Joby is afraid?

Comprehension Check
 At the beginning of the story, what is Joby’s perspective or point of view about his role in the war? Compare his perspective with the general’s perspective.

Comprehension Check
 What is significant about how Joby joined the army?

Comprehension Check
 The general comforts
Joby by saying he also cried (paragraph 32).
What is different about why the two characters cried?

Comprehension Check
 Summarize the drummer boy’s importance to the army, according to the general.

Comprehension Check
 Notice how paragraph 46, beginning, “So bring the right
. . . “ speeds up the pace of the story. Examine the paragraph and determine how the author makes the reader and Joby feel the excitement of the general.