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The Battle Of Shiloh

The Battle Of Shiloh. Eli Reed 5 th period. Battle lasted April 6-7, 1862. On the morning of April 5 th ,1862 Grant’s division commander, General Sherman, assured him that there was no danger of an enemy attack.

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The Battle Of Shiloh

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  1. The Battle Of Shiloh Eli Reed 5th period

  2. Battle lasted April 6-7, 1862. • On the morning of April 5th ,1862 Grant’s division commander, General Sherman, assured him that there was no danger of an enemy attack. • At 4:55a.m on Sunday April 6ththe Battle of Shiloh began. The South was winning because they had planned a sneak attack, which gave them more of an advantage because the North didn’t know what to expect. • On Monday April 7th the north was winning because they had more troops and the final outcome of the war was the union winning beating the confederates. • The union was under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant and major General Don Carlos Buell. • The confederates under the command of General Albert Sidney Johnston and General P.G.T Beauregard. URL-americanhistory.about.com/old/civilwarbattles/p/cwbattle_shiloh.htm www.google.com

  3. Union troops Confederate troops • Losses-13,047 soldiers • Dead-1,754 soldiers • Wounded-8,408 soldiers • Missing-2,885 soldiers • Losses-10,699 soldiers • Dead-1,723 soldiers • Wounded-8,012 soldiers • Missing-959 soldiers www.google.com americanhistory.about.com/old/civilwarbattles/p/cwbattle_shiloh.htm

  4. The battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest in the U.S. history at the time it was fought. But later that year, names like Manasses and Antietam would eclipse it. • Another name for this war was called the Pittsburg landing . • The Shiloh church was used as a hospital for the wounded troops. • As the federal army fell back, they formed and fought bitterly. They named the ground HORNET’S NEST. http://americancivialwar.com/shiloh_Tennessee.html www. Google.com

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