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The Union had no plan for a battle at Shiloh (or Pittsburg Landing). Neither Grant nor Sherman believed that there were any Confederate forces nearby.
It was the Confederates that initially planned to push the Union army into the swamps to the Northwest. But this was the first major battle of the war, and there was so much confusion that they ended up nearly pushing them into the Tennessee River instead.
Grant (although injured in a riding accident and walking on crutches) was criticised for being caught off-guard. Still the eventual Union victory spelt the end of Confederate ascendancy in Western Tennessee.
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Facts about Yankees in the civil war?
The Yankees are the Union. They are not the ones who left the United States. The Confederate did that. The most known Union general is Ulysses S. Grant. The most known Confederate general is Robert E. Lee ( I know you are not asking for facts on the Confederate, but i'm just trying to help you out.) The Yankees usually come into battle with more energy and more people. The Yankees won the Battle of Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg. Remember, the United States are the Yankees. I hope this helped
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