What Caused the Civil War 'Angel's Glow'?

Añadido: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]After the brutal Civil War battle of Shiloh, darkness fell upon thousands of wounded men.

[00:00:07]Lying in the cold mud, a truly creepy phenomenon began. Some [clears throat] open wounds started to glow with a faint greenish-blue light. Soldiers called this the Angel's glow, a seemingly supernatural sign in the grim night.

[00:00:26]Doctors were baffled, yet they soon noticed a fascinating truth. Those whose wounds glowed were more likely to survive.

[00:00:36]This strange event saved lives.

[00:00:40]Today, the scientific explanation is known. The cold nights allowed special soil bacteria to thrive in these wounds.

[00:00:49]These tiny living things glow in the dark, but more importantly, they fought off bad germs. The Angel's glow was not a miracle from heaven, but a grim natural defense, a hidden protector born from the earth itself.