
shilo (phoott noval)

1952ll shelby phoott ezhuthiya american aabhyantharayudhathekkurayu charitra novalaanu shiloh eiii noval. yudhathinte oro nimishavum thithreekarikkunnathinu ithu niravadhi pradhana kathapaathrangalaaya union, konfedarettu ennivayude aadya vyakthi kaazhchappaadukal upayogikkunnu.
kathayude sangrahavum kathaapaathrangalum.
noval adhyaayangalaayi thirichirikkunnathinaal oronnum oro kathaapaathravumaayi adutha bandhamullathinal kathayude sangraham oru kathapatra vishakalanamaayum varthikkunnu.
onnaam adhyayam nadakkunnathu yudhathinu thaledivasam; nyoo oorliyansil ninnulla prabhukkan konfedarettu commander albert sidney jonstaninte keezhilulla staaf offeesarumaaya 19 vayassulla lefttanant pammer metkaaf aanu ithu vivarikkunnath. pittsburg landingle union sainikarkk nere apratheekshitha aakramanathinulla thayyaareduppinaayi konfedarettu sainyam tennessi graamapradeshangaliloode march cheiyunnathinidayil addeham nokkunnu. thaan thayyarakkan sahaayicha sankeernamaaya aakramana padhathi oormmikkumbozhum eee nirnnayakamaaya praharatthinaayi jonsttan thante sainyathe onnippikkunnathil kadannupoya poraattangalekkurichu chinthikkumbozhum addehathinte svayam samthrupthi vyakthamaan. konfedarettu sainikar anubhavaparichayamillaathavarum shabdamundaakkunnavarumaanu, jonstaninte chila generalukal athbhuthathinte ghadakam nashtappettuvennu vishwasikkunnu. ennirunnaalum, saahacharyangal enthuthanneyaayaalum poraadaan jonsttan nirbandhikkunnu.
randaam adhyayam, union aarmiyile ohiyo rejimental adjustantaaya kyapttan walter foundante kathayaanu, pittsburg landingle paalayamirangi. avan pakalinte offeesaraanu, bhaarya maarthaykku oru kathu ezhuthikkondu tennessi ratri maattunnu. ulysus graantinte dridanishchayamulla neethrthwathil tennessi vazhi union sainyathinte mandagathiyilullathum ennaal sthiravumaaya munnettathekkurichu vaayanakkaaran thante chinthakaliloode manassilakkunnu. jaladhaaraykk veedupularthunnuvenkilum yuddham udan avasaanikkumenn aathmavishwaasamundu. rejimental mascott aaya bango enna naayayumaayi addeham samvadikkunnu. thante vikarangal prakadippikkukayum kadalas varaykkaan pratheekshikkukayum cheyyumbol, pakshikalum mattu vanajeevikalum kooduthal shabdamundaakkukayum kooduthal prakopitharaavukayum cheiyunnathu addeham shradhikkaan thudangunnu. pettennu noorukanakkinu konfedarettu sainikar kattil ninnu pottitherichu jaladharayilum mattu samshayamillaatha union sainikarilum thalayuyarthi. adhyayam pettennu avasaanikkukayum vaayanakkaaran praadhamika aakramanathil jaladhara kollappettuvennu anumaanikkukayum cheiyunnu.
mississippiyil ninnulla oru eliya riflemaanaaya swakaarya luther dedinte veekshanakonil ninnaan moonnaam adhyayam varunnath. avan bhayappedunnundenkilum thante rejiment yudhathil cheraan thayyaaredukkumbol thante kadama nirvahikkaan dridanishchayathilaanu. poraattam varumbol, pazhaya suhruthukkalude takarnna mrithadehangal aparichitharude mrithadehangalekkaal thanikk ardhamaakkunnillennu manassilaakkumbol dade aswasthanaakunnu; aaa divasathe puthiya bheethikal avanu kaikaaryam cheyyaan kazhiyaathathra kooduthalaanu. addeham pooraattatthil nannayi pravartthikkunnundena kaikk cheria murivu anubhavappedukayum oru doctore kaathirikkaan oru triage eriyayilekku ayaykkappedukayum cheiyunnu. manikorukal kadannupokumbol, oru doctor prathyakshappedunnilla, dedinte kaii anubaadhayude lakshanagal kaanikkan thudangunnu. vaidyasahaayam thedi vediyuthirkkunna shabdathilekku avan idari veezhukayum taamasiyaathe shilo pallikkaduthulla oru clearingle svayam kandethukayum cheiyunnu. mattullavar avideyundu; jonstante staaf, avarude parikkettathum marikkunnathumaaya commanderinu chuttum othukoodi. thante murivukalilninnu purathukadakkaan thudangumbozhum aaa ramgathinte naadakeeyatha daadine mattimarikkunnu.
naalam adhyayam vivarikkunnath minnesota peerankippadayaaliyaaya swakaarya oottoo flickneranu. yudhathinte aadya raathriyaanith, mattu noorukanakkinu marubhoomikalodoppam flickner naditirat bhayappedunnu. njaan bhayappedunnilla, avar niraashappeduthunnathaayi vilikkunna oraalaan njaan" ennu avakaashappett addeham thante pravartthanangal yukthisahamaakkunnu."nyaayeekaranathinaayulla addehathinte thirachil addehathe aaa divasathe sambhavangal ormmippikkaan nayikkunnu takarnna apratheekshitha akramanam, nilkkanum poraadaanumulla onninupurake onnaayi parajayappetta sramam, varaanirikkunna shatru shellukalude ananthamaaya thalachoru, oduvil avan oodippookunnu, kaaranam "ithrayadhikam mathi, pakshe alppam kooduthal valare kooduthalaanu."avanum mattu palayanam cheiyunnavarum chila shakthippeduthalukalaal parihasikkappedukayum bheerukkalaayi vilikkappedukayum cheiyunnu; avarude vaakkukal oru bheeruvaanennu manassilakkaan minnunnayaale nirbandhikkunnu. bodhapoorvamaaya oru shramavum koodaathe, addeham naditirat ninnu erangi thante unitinaayi kaattiloode alanjuthiriyunnathu kaanunnu. eathaandu athbhuthakaramaayi, avasaanathe oru staandinaayi avar thayyaaredukkunnathu addeham kaanunnu. addehathinte upekshaykku saakshiyaya sarjant, onnum sambhavikkaathathupole addehathe abhivaadyam cheyyukayum pazhaya thokkilekku thirichuvidukayum cheiyunnu.
anchaam adhyayam nathan bedford forestinte keezhil sevanamanushtikkunna texes kuthirappadayaliyaaya sarjant jefezhsan poliyekkurichaanu. muun seminari vidyaarthiyum bhaagyathinte sainikanumaaya poolii sainyathil chernnu, "njaan oru nalla manushyanekkaal moshakkaaranaayirunnilla."aadya divasam thanne konfedarettu sainyam vijayichenkilum moshamaayi aasoothranam cheythathum moshamaayi ekopippichathumaaya oru yudhathilaanu pooraadunnathennu addehathinte pakwathayum nindyavumaaya kaazhchappaad addehathodu parayunnu. aaa ratri, pittsburg landingilekkulla oru rahasyaanveshana dauthyathil poliyeyum samghatheyum phoorast nayikkunnu. avide aayirikkumbol, aayirakkanakkin union shakthippeduthalukal steembottukalil ninnu erangunnathu avar kaanunnu; muzhuvan konfedarettu sainyathilum avasheshikkunnathinekkaal kooduthal aalukal thangaliltthanne undu. forestum poliyum puthiya apakadathekkurichu hikemandine ariyikkaan shramikkunnu, pakshe ashayakkuzhappavum chuvanna tape neridumbol paraajayappedunnu. adutha sooryodayathode, poolii thante priyappetta commanderinoppam paraajayappedunna oru divasathekku svayam raajivaykkunnu.
aaram adhyayam general leeii vaalasinte neethrthwathil oru indian schwadine kendreekarikkunnu. yudhakkalathilethaanulla avarude sramangal, oru divasathekku avare vaikippicha thettaaya thiriv, avarude kaalathaamasathinu mattu sainikar avarude mail chorinja avahelanangal ennivayekkurichu parayumbol panthrand amgangalil ninnum vaayanakkaaran kelkkunnu. yudhathinte randaam divasam aarambhikkumbol, hoosiyarukalum bakkiyulla vaalasinte division punarujjeevippikkunna federal aakramanatthinte munpanthiyilaanu. pooraattatthinte avasaanathil, rund hoosiyarukal marichu; avar jeevichathenthukondaanennum mattullavar jeevichilla ennum chodikkaan enthengilum avakaashamundo ennu athijeevichavar aashcharyappedunnu.
ezhaam adhyayam konfedarettu sainyathinte paraajayathinu thottupinnaale korinthilekkulla vazhiyil idari veezhumbol lefttanant metkaafilekku madangunnu. general jonstaninte naadakeeyamaaya maranam addeham oorkkunnu athinte anantharafalangalil sambhavangal engane niyanthranaatheethamaayi, engane asamghadithavum neethrthwamillaathathumaaya konfedarettu sainyam adutha divasam apratheekshithamaya oru federal aakramanathinu irayaayi, jonstante pazhayakala dheerata avar neritta yaadhaarthyavumaayi engane poruthappettilla. retreatinte aashayakkuzhappathil addeham forestumaayum poliyumaayum edapazhakukayum veena marangalil avarude dheeramaaya reargard pravartthanatthil pankedukkukayum cheiyunnu. metkaaf forestinte yoonittil oru listt cheytha vyakthiyayi cheraan theerumaanikkunnu; confederasic jonstanineppolulla purushanmaarekkaal forestineppolulla purushanmaarilaan ellah pratheekshayum ullathennu addeham ippol vishwasikkunnu.
oru vaaganile oru vikaradheenane metkaaf paricharikkunnathil novalukal avasaanikkunnu; vaayanakkaaran avane luther dade ennu ariyaam.
sailiyum padaarthavum.
kathaparachilinte mandagathiyilullathum gambheeravumaaya thaalathil vilyam folknerinode eee pusthakam valareyadhikam kadappettirikkunnu. athinte vivaranam steefan kreyininte "dheerathayude chuvanna badge" poleyaanu; ekadesham naalpat varshathinu sesham phoott kreyininte oru pathippin oru aamukham ezhuthiyenna vastutha eee saamyam shakthippeduthunnu.
foottinte ettavum sakthamaaya rund bodhyangal eee katha chithreekarikkunnu american aabhyantharayudhathile ettavum valia poratta commander nathan bedford phoorast aayirunnu, aaa konfedarettu samooham athinte swantham naashatthinte vithukal nilanirtthi.