A Man Called Shiloh Author:James Milton Hanna The War Between the States had a catastrophic effect on America especially the South. There was a mass movement of the population to the west to make a new life. The times were unsettled in the South. To confound matters further, the Federal Army of occupation operated without any thought of the rights o... more »f the individual. This was the climate of social unrest that Dan Thompson returned to after his released from the prisoner of war camp. He fought and was wounded in the battle of Shiloh. He is the basis for the character in this book.« less