Battle of Shiloh (also known as Pittsburg Landing)
Location: Hardin County (near Shiloh, TN)
Dates: April 6-7, 1862
Union Commander:
Ulysses S. Grant, Major General
Confederate Commander:
Albert Sidney Johnston, General
Battle Summary:
In February, 1862, Brigadier General
Ulysses S. Grant would start an
offensive against the Confederate Army of the Tennessee. On February
6, utilizing Admiral Foote's powerful river gun boats, Grant would receive
the the surrender of the troops garrisoned at Fort Henry, on the Tennessee
River. Moving across the finger of land, between the Tennessee and
Cumberland Rivers, Grant would receive the capitulation of the army
garrisoned at Fort Henry, on February 16....
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