Battle of Shiloh

Battle of Shiloh (6 Apr 1862-7 Apr 1862) - A U.S. Civil War Battle fought between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant,(Cullum 1187), and Confederate forces under Albert Sidney Johnston,(Cullum 436). Known by both sides as the Battle of Shiloh. Grant's forces were reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell's (Cullum 1090), army on the second day. General Johnston was killed at the end of the first day and General P.G.T. Beauregard, (Cullum 942), assumed command of the Confederated forces. The battle was fought near Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh Church in Hardin County, Tennessee and resulted in a Union victory with 23,746 overall casualties out of the 109,784 men involved. Battle of Shiloh 1862 Current Status Part of Shiloh National Military Park, Hardin County, Tennessee. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Shiloh National Military Park, Hardin County, Tennessee. Maps & Images Lat: 35.15068 Long: -88.32183 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 463' See Also: U.S. Civil War U.S. Civil War Portal Sources: Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1270094 Links: Wikipedia - Battle of Shiloh Civil War Trust - Shiloh] History.com - Battle of Shiloh NPS - Battle of Shiloh Visited: No