Shiloh April 7th (1862) 
At 10 A.M. our whole army made a general advance, and continued to advance slowly keeping up a heavy fire, till 12 M. when the rebels made a last desperate stand when the most desperate fighting took place that ever was done on the continent. The musketry actually drownded the artillery fire, the very earth seemed to tremble, men falling like the autumn leaves beneath the terrible hail of shot and shell. But not a muscle seemed to swerve, friend and foe stood as firm as an iron wall. 
"The march! the charge! the shouts of either faith Hurra! and Allah! and - one moment more The death dry drowning in the battle's roar Then one vast fire, air, earth and stream embraced Which rocked as twere beneath the mighty noises; While the whole lines blazed like Mount Etna when One enormous shout of Allah! arose In the same moment, loud as even the roar of war's most mortal engines, to their foes Hurling defiance! wilderness and shore Resounded "Allah!" and the clouds, which close With thickening canopy the conflict o'er. Vibrate to the eternal name. Hark! through All sounds it pierceth Allah! Allah! Hu!"
