the battle of shiloh was fought in the civil war at southwestern tennessee.
the battle of shiloh was fought in the civil war at southwestern tennessee.
where was the battle of shiloh fought in the civil war?
southwestern tennessee
the battle of shiloh (also known as the battle of pittsburg landing) was a battle in the western theater of the american civil war, fought april 6–7, 1862, in southwestern tennessee. a union force known as the army of the tennessee (major general ulysses s. grant) had moved via the tennessee river deep into tennessee and was encamped principally at pittsburg landing on the west bank of the tennessee river, where the confederate army of mississippi (general albert sidney johnston, p. g. t. beauregard second-in-command) launched a surprise attack on grant's army from its base in corinth, mississippi. johnston was mortally wounded during the fighting; beauregard took command of the army and decided against pressing the attack late in the evening. overnight, grant was reinforced by one of his divisions stationed further north and was joined by three divisions from the army of the ohio (maj. gen. don carlos buell). the union forces began an unexpected counterattack the next morning which reversed the confederate gains of the previous day.
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bullet::::- shiloh (franchise), three children's novels and three film adaptations









































bullet::::- "shiloh" (naylor novel), a children's novel by phyllis reynolds naylor









































bullet::::- "shiloh" (film), a family movie produced and directed by dale rosenbloom









































bullet::::- "shiloh" (foote novel), a historical novel by shelby foote about the american civil war battle









































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bullet::::- battle of shiloh, a major battle of the american civil war









































bullet::::- shiloh national military park, preserving the shiloh and corinth battlefields









































bullet::::- uss "shiloh" (1865), a single-turreted, twin-screw monitor
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