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For the Union, Major General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General Don Carlos Buell. For the Confederacy, General Albert Sidney Johnston and General P.G.T. Beauregard.
On the Confederate side, the second General was P.G.T. Beauregard. (His commander, Sidney Johnston, was killed at this battle.) On the Union side, Grant's second-in-command was Sherman.
Shiloh, Tennessee. Johnston was killed - Sidney Johnston, that is, no relation to Joseph E. Johnston.
The surprise attack against the Union position at Pittsburg Landing was led by Major General Albert S. Johnston. Johnston was killed in the first day of the battle and General PT Beauregard took his place. On the second day of the battle, Union General Don Carlos Buell, who had landed in the evening reinforced the Union's army under General US Grant. PT Beauregard realized on day two of the battle that the Confederates were badly outnumbered and led the Rebel retreat to Corinth, Mississippi.
For the Union the generals were Ulysses S. Grant and Don Carlos Buell. For the Confederacy the generals were Albert Sydney Johnston and P.G.T Beauregard.
Shiloh
For the Union, Major General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General Don Carlos Buell. For the Confederacy, General Albert Sidney Johnston and General P.G.T. Beauregard.
The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign. Petersburg, Virginia. Generals Grant and Meade -vs- Generals Lee and Beauregard. Over 104,000 soldiers engaged and almost 12,000 casualties. Confederate Victory.
The Confederates under Sidney Johnston, regarded by many as the best General in the South. Johnston was killed in this battle, and his second-in-command, P.G.T. Beauregard, was driven off by Grant on the second day.
On the Confederate side, the second General was P.G.T. Beauregard. (His commander, Sidney Johnston, was killed at this battle.) On the Union side, Grant's second-in-command was Sherman.
Through a lucky chance - the Confederate General Beauregard decided to call a halt on the first evening. If he had pressed on, Grant's army would have been pushed into the Tennessee River.
In May of 1863, Confederate General PT Beauregard believed that the West was best protected by preparing for major offensives in Tennessee and Kentucky. This would relieve pressure on Vicksburg and the Mississippi River. Such an offensive would draw General US Grant to contend with this threat. Whatever the merits of Beauregard's Western strategy, General Johnston did not propose a bold offensive to President Davis. Johnston was of the opinion that defensive strategies were the priority for Middle Tennessee.
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Grant (Union) Sidney Johnston (Confederate), who was killed in that battle, and replaced by his second-in-command Beauregard.
Death of the Confederate commander, Sidney Johnston, rated by some as the best General in the South.
Shiloh, Tennessee. Johnston was killed - Sidney Johnston, that is, no relation to Joseph E. Johnston.
The surprise attack against the Union position at Pittsburg Landing was led by Major General Albert S. Johnston. Johnston was killed in the first day of the battle and General PT Beauregard took his place. On the second day of the battle, Union General Don Carlos Buell, who had landed in the evening reinforced the Union's army under General US Grant. PT Beauregard realized on day two of the battle that the Confederates were badly outnumbered and led the Rebel retreat to Corinth, Mississippi.