"Why Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark" Topic

"By the spring of 1862, a year into the American Civil War, Major General Ulysses S. Grant had pushed deep into Confederate territory along the Tennessee River. In early April, he was camped at Pittsburg Landing, near Shiloh, Tennessee, waiting for Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's army to meet up with him.

On the morning of April 6, Confederate troops based out of nearby Corinth, Mississippi, launched a surprise offensive against Grant's troops, hoping to defeat them before the second army arrived. Grant's men, augmented by the first arrivals from the Ohio, managed to hold some ground, though, and establish a battle line anchored with artillery. Fighting continued until after dark, and by the next morning, the full force of the Ohio had arrived and the Union outnumbered the Confederates by more than 10,000…"
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Armand

Years ago, the ACW fife and drum corps I belonged to gave a series of concerts at the Shiloh NMP. We were allowed to camp within the park, but not allowed campfires.

That night was a new moon, and you literally couldn't see your hand in front of your face. But in the darkness we noticed something: The battlefield was faintly glowing green and purple. It was foxfire! The scene was surreal, and is something I'll always remember.

Thanks!.

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Armand