He wanted to pursue and destroy the Confederate army. But his boss, Halleck, just ordered him to occupy territory.
The battle of Shiloh
Shiloh (near Corinth)
General Grant was one of the Union Generals in the Battle of Bloody Shiloh.
The Shiloh Battle
Shiloh
Shiloh (near Corinth) write down on paper if you think its right
Shiloh's high casualty rates finally convinced many people that it would be a long and bloody struggle.
Shiloh. It was the first big battle in the West, and the biggest of the war up till then.
The Battle of Shiloh.
Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing)
No. The battle that had the highest casualties for one day was Antietam. Gettysburg's 3-day battle was the bloodiest. Shiloh was the first large battle in Spring of 1862 with thousands of casualties. When people read about this, they realized the war would be long and very bloody.
The Battle of Shiloh saw the Federal Army of the Tennessee and Army of the Ohio sustain 13,000 casualties with 1800 dead. The Confederate Army of the Mississippi lost 10,000 men with 1700 killed. Source: Shiloh: Bloody April, W. Wiley Sword, 1974