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   The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater.

   • Date: April 6-7, 1862

   • Result: Union victory

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   Nov 9, 2009 · The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, took place from April 6 to April 7, 1862, and was one of the major early engagements of the American Civil War.

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   The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior. The carnage was unprecedented, with the human toll being the greatest of any war on the American continent up to that date. How it ended.

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   Pittsburg Landing was the principal river shipping point for the 15th Civil District of Hardin County. The family of Pittser (“Pitt”) Tucker originally settled the landing in 1848. Tucker established a frontier trading post that dealt mostly in hard liquor.

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   The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought on April 6 and April 7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee.

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   Federal forces fled in the direction of Pittsburg Landing, allowing the Confederates to escape and effectively ending the campaign. The gruesome carnage was unprecedented: Of nearly 110,000 soldiers engaged from both sides 23,800 became casualties, 3,500 were killed outright.

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   Who fought in the Battle of Pittsburg Landing?

   • The battle, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was fought in southwestern Tennessee between the Union Army of the Tennessee, led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Confederate Army of Mississippi, under the command of Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard.

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   Why was the Battle of Pittsburg named after the Confederate?

   • Union historians initially named the battle after Pittsburg Landing, which is the point defended by the Union army. In the case of this battle, historians on both sides eventually began using the Confederate name. ^ The Union army move from Nashville to Savannah was delayed by the slow construction of a bridge across the Duck River at Columbia.

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   What happened at Pittsburg Landing?

   • Grant proceeded to Pittsburg Landing, arriving around 9:00 am. [Note 10] The landing was beginning to accumulate men who had fled their posts, and Grant ordered a colonel to halt all stragglers. He then rode inland and confirmed that the Confederates had launched a full-scale attack instead of a probing action.

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   Why did Johnston attack Pittsburg Landing?

   • Anticipating a Federal move against Corinth, Johnston planned to smash Grant's army at Pittsburg Landing before Buell could join him. Johnston placed his troops in motion on April 3 but heavy rains delayed his attack.

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   What happened at Pittsburg Landing National Cemetery?

   • Grant would go on to lead the Siege of Vicksburg, where nearly 30,000 Confederate troops surrendered on July 4, 1863. The War Department established the Pittsburg Landing National Cemetery in 1866, and its name was changed to Shiloh National Cemetery in 1889.

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   What was Halleck's solution to grant's criticism of Pittsburg Landing?

   • Halleck arrived at Pittsburg Landing on April 11 and took personal command—as he had planned earlier. On April 30, he named Grant as his second-in-command. This was a meaningless position, but Halleck's solution to the Grant criticism was a de facto suspension that satisfied the critics.

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   May 27, 2024 · The battle, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was fought in southwestern Tennessee between the Union Army of the Tennessee, led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Confederate Army of Mississippi, under the command of Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard.