{"id":"01KG8AJM22K2YD5FYJ75WYJHP8","cid":"bafkreicxwjdlhw633mazxqtrg7fihq2bams33zo5c57z37qfumgonyttbu","type":"segment","properties":{"description":"# Shiloh. A Requiem.\n\n## Overview\n\"Shiloh. A Requiem.\" is a poem by Herman Melville, dated April 1862. It is presented as a segment within a larger collection of works.\n\n## Context\nThis poem is part of the collection \"[Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9)\", a series of poems by Melville reflecting on the American Civil War. The text was extracted from the file \"[battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8)\" and is part of the larger \"[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)\" collection. This segment follows the poem \"[Malvern Hill.](arke:01KG8AJM1RKJ719FFXEKV15QB6)\" and precedes \"[The Battle for the Mississipppi.](arke:01KG8AJM22RCYWH5C6F3F6SK93)\".\n\n## Contents\nThe poem reflects on the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh, a significant engagement of the American Civil War. It describes the landscape of the battlefield, noting the presence of swallows skimming over the field where soldiers lay in repose after the conflict. The poem contrasts the former enmity of the soldiers with their current shared fate, emphasizing the futility of their conflict in the face of death. The setting is specifically linked to the \"church so lone, the log-built one, That echoed to many a parting groan.\"","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T20:48:23.742Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"Shiloh. A Requiem.","end_line":1252,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:35.910Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"Shiloh.\nA Requiem.","source_file":"01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8","start_line":1226,"text":"Shiloh.\r\nA Requiem.\r\n(April, 1862.)\r\n\r\n\r\nSkimming lightly, wheeling still,\r\n  The swallows fly low\r\nOver the field in clouded days,\r\n  The forest-field of Shiloh--\r\nOver the field where April rain\r\nSolaced the parched ones stretched in pain\r\nThrough the pause of night\r\nThat followed the Sunday fight\r\n  Around the church of Shiloh--\r\nThe church so lone, the log-built one,\r\nThat echoed to many a parting groan\r\n    And natural prayer\r\nOf dying foemen mingled there--\r\nFoemen at morn, but friends at eve--\r\n  Fame or country least their care:\r\n(What like a bullet can undeceive!)\r\n  But now they lie low,\r\nWhile over them the swallows skim,\r\n  And all is hushed at Shiloh.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r","title":"Shiloh.\nA Requiem."},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9","peer_type":"poetry_collection","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG8AJM1RKJ719FFXEKV15QB6","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG8AJM22RCYWH5C6F3F6SK93","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:37.538Z","ts":"2026-01-30T20:48:23.967Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}