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There was no hour during the day when there was not heavy firing and generally hard fighting at some point on the line, but seldom at all points at the same time.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “There was no hour during the day when there was not heavy firing and generally hard fighting at some point on the line…”
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Grant describes the continuous fighting throughout the day during the Battle of Shiloh, highlighting the intensity of the conflict.
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