Scene depicts the death of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, the Confederate Commander at the Battle of Shiloh, on April 6, 1862.
Scene depicts the death of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, the Confederate Commander at the Battle of Shiloh, on April 6, 1862.
Governor Isham G. Harris, a volunteer aide, is shown giving water to General Johnston as he lays mortally wounded in a protected ravine near the Hornets’ Nest. An unidentified Confederate staff officer holds a canteen and the reins of General Johnston's horse, Fire Eater.