Battle of Shilo
The Battle of Shiloh 1962 The Battle of Shiloh was one of bloodiest battles of the civilWar. In fact it was one of the bloodiest battles fought on Tennessee soil. The battle was actually fought in Pittsburgh Landing Tennessee. The battle Was named after a church in the area were the wounded and dead were Taken. The pre- battle, the battle, and the post battle were all important to Before the Battle of Shiloh was fought a lot of important things happened which made the battle very important. The confederates had just sustained very hard losses at Forts Henry and Donelson . After these losses Gen. Joseph Johnston was placed in charge of the remaining forces . Gen.Johnston set his headquarters in Jackson,
They also needed to win so they could take back the land they lost in TN. The next day the union set out to reclaim the land they lost. (Cantton,60) The actual battle lasted two days the first day is when most of the battle was fought. They were delayed because of bad weather. This battle paved the road for Shermans march to Savannah whichled to the ending of the war. Buell who was coming from Columbia . The pre-battle ,the battle and the post battle were all important to the unions success in ending the civil war. The confederates broke through the union lines and won the first day of battle. Albert Johnston left Nashville to take command of the newly formed Army of Mississippi which totaled 40,000 men. Tennessee and started forming the Army of Mississippi. This plan worked, the union was caught off guard and the confederates pushed back the union. The union had come off some major victories were not aware of the army of Mississippi .
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