In which war was the Battle of Shiloh?
Battle of Shiloh Battle of Shiloh 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,
Battle of Shiloh 'What I Saw of Shiloh' is Bierce's best work. The song "Shiloh's Hill" was written shortly after the battle and soon became a popular civil war tune. The Battle of Shiloh was depicted in the 1962 film "How the West Was Won", directed by John Ford. Shel Silverstein wrote "In the Hills of Shiloh", a poignant song about widowed bride forever awaiting the return of a man killed in the battle of Shiloh. The song was recorded by The New Christy Minstrels, Judy Collins, and others. Bobbie Ann Mason's short story "Shiloh", which appeared in "The New Yorker" on October