The Battle of Shiloh created a huge number of casualties for both sides. The Confederate killed, wounded and missing came to 10, 609 troops. On the Union side total casualties came to 13,047. Northern critics were hard on General Grant. Some wanted his removal. Reportedly, President Lincoln defended him as a man who could fight. This was not sound reasoning. Grant had escaped losing the battle by pure luck. Irregardless of Lincoln, Grant's supervising general, Henry Halleck took charge of Grant's army and followed the Rebels to Corinth Mississippi. Only when Halleck was promoted to general in chief, did Grant have his army returned to him.
The Gettysburg address was a speech spoken by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle because of the fact that there was mass amounts of killings and blood shed occurring. In fact it was the battle that had the greatest number of casualties during the Civil War.
There are two. The first is:Revolutionary War: Battle of OriskanyCivil War: Battle of AntietamThere are several ways to answer this question:If the question is "largest single-day casualties", then the answer is the Battle of Antietam in 1862 during Civil War, with 22,000 casualties (total of both sides).If the question is "largest individual battle casualties", that would most likely be the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 during the Civil War, with total casualties of 47,000+.If the question is "largest campaign casualties", then the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 during WW2 would qualify, at about 90,000 total.Finally, if the question is "highest rate of casualties in a battle", that would be the Battle of Peleliu in 1944, during WW2. It had a rate of about 30%, with just under 10,000 casualties for 28,000 men engaged.
The British and French had some 250,000 casualties, the Turkish lost about the same number of men.
yes. the battle of gettysburg is inmportant.it was the last hurrahfor the confederacy.an high mark of the cofederacy
Most believe it was the battle of Gettysburg. Casualties on both sides were extremely high and General Lee's advance on the north was turned back. I think the second most important turning point was SHerman's march through the south.
Ulyssess. Grant
The Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862 was a major two day battle. Casualties on both sides were very high. It was a Northern victory however, Union General Sherman remarked that the death toll was so high that General Grant was deeply effected by the battle. Sherman elaborated on this in his memoirs.
The high number of casualties on both sides, marked the battle as one of the bloodiest in the modern history. The enormous consumption of ammunition. Shiloh was one of the first modern battles. In it, the fire completely dominated. The destructive tactics of the volume of fire decisively overwhelmed that of the impact of the infantry attacking en masse in Napoleonic style.
The Gettysburg address was a speech spoken by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle because of the fact that there was mass amounts of killings and blood shed occurring. In fact it was the battle that had the greatest number of casualties during the Civil War.
The Battle of Shiloh in April 1862 damaged Ulysses S. Grant's rising military reputation. Grant's forces were surprised by a Confederate attack, resulting in heavy Union casualties on the first day of the battle. Though Grant's forces ultimately won the battle, the high casualties led to criticism of his leadership and raised doubts about his ability to command.
There are two. The first is:Revolutionary War: Battle of OriskanyCivil War: Battle of AntietamThere are several ways to answer this question:If the question is "largest single-day casualties", then the answer is the Battle of Antietam in 1862 during Civil War, with 22,000 casualties (total of both sides).If the question is "largest individual battle casualties", that would most likely be the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 during the Civil War, with total casualties of 47,000+.If the question is "largest campaign casualties", then the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 during WW2 would qualify, at about 90,000 total.Finally, if the question is "highest rate of casualties in a battle", that would be the Battle of Peleliu in 1944, during WW2. It had a rate of about 30%, with just under 10,000 casualties for 28,000 men engaged.
Despite high casualties, it was a victory.
Shiloh's high casualty rates finally convinced many people that it would be a long and bloody struggle.
To produce a high rate of casualties among the enemy.
Shiloh High School was created in 1984.
High Casualties, Many soldiers retreating, and Confederate Victory.
Shiloh went to Allendale Junior High School