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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.
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil Warfought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a small, undistinguished church named Shilohand Pittsburg Landingon the ...
- April 6-7, 1862
- Union victory
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.
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.
With the Confederates having routed Prentiss's division from their outer camps along the Bark Road baseline (Lick Creek area) the way was essentially open for a push straight north to Pittsburg Landing.
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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On 6 April 1862, the Confederates failed to drive Union troops from the west bank of the Tennessee River at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. The next day, the reinforced Federals counterattacked, forcing the Confederates to retreat from the battlefield.
