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The Battle of Shiloh

The Battle of Shiloh. Vanessa Jackson 1 st Period. Summary of Battle. Opponents- Union & Confederacy Location- Shiloh, Tennessee Generals- Grant (Un.) , Buell (Un.) , Johnston (CSA) , Beauregard (CSA). Time Period- 2 days. April 6 th , 1862- April 7 th ,1862

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The Battle of Shiloh

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  1. The Battle of Shiloh Vanessa Jackson 1st Period

  2. Summary of Battle Opponents- Union & Confederacy Location- Shiloh, Tennessee Generals- Grant (Un.) , Buell (Un.) , Johnston (CSA) , Beauregard (CSA). Time Period- 2 days. April 6th, 1862- April 7th,1862 Casualties- For the Union: about 13,047. For the Confederacy: 10,669. Major Deaths- General Johnston (CSA) Who Won?- The Union

  3. Summary of Battle • Confederate forces led by General Johnston attacked Union General Grant's army at Pittsburg Landing. The Union forces were not prepared but they still managed to hold their own until the arrival of General Buell's army and other reinforcements at Pittsburg Landing. Further, the Confederates lost their leader when General Johnston was killed by a stray bullet. On the second day, April 7th, Grant launched a counterattack and the Confederates retreated to Corinth.

  4. Pictures • Hornets' Nest. At mid-morning on April 6, parts of three Union divisions occupied a dense oak thicket on this sector of the Federal front. For seven hours the Federals repulsed several piecemeal Confederate attacks. In the late afternoon, while Grant prepared a last line of defense to the north, the Confederates surrounded and captured this position • Pittsburg Landing . Union base during the battle and a landing for river steamers. Here on the night of April 6-7, General Buell's Army of the Ohio marched off troop transports to reinforce Grant's army. The next day a Federal counterattack forced the Confederates under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard to withdraw

  5. Sources • About.com- American History • Wikipedia

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