1. “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”
Background Information

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

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

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

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

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

7. Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 1. lunar – 2
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 1. lunar – solemn – askew -

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

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

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

11. Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 4. basting – 5
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 4. basting – benediction – bindle(d) –

12. Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 4
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 4. basting – to pour liquid over meat while cooking benediction – bindle(d) –

13. Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 4
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) –

14. Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 4
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension: 4. basting – lkdaldkl 5. benediction - a blessing, typically given at the end of a worship service 6. bindle(d) – to tie together as with a rope

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

16. 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.

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

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

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

20. 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.