The Union troops were led by U.S. Grant, with Divisional commanders that included Sherman, McClernand and both the Wallaces, one of them the author of Ben-Hur. General Don Carlos Buell arrived with reinforcements before dawn on the second day.
The Confederates were led by Sidney Johnston (no relation to Joe Johnston), rated by many as the best General in the South. He was killed in this battle. His second-in-command was P.G.T. Beauregard, who took over.
At the US Civil War Battle of Chattanooga, the Union was led by General US Grant and the Confederacy was led by General Braxton Bragg.
During the course of the US Civil War, two Confederate generals who were killed in action were generals Sidney Johnston and Stonewall Jackson.Johnston was killed at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 and Stonewall Jackson was killed during the Battle of Chancellorsville. On the Northern side, generals were also lost in battle, however, most historians believe that none of them were crucial figures in the Union's war efforts.
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.
Ulysses s grant and Robert e lee
There are 40 Generals Currently on Active Duty. This does not count the Generals that are in the National Guard and Reserve who have been activated or otherwise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers
spotsylvania
the troops on each side could have planned a lot better for the battle/cut the troops loses
Each side lost about 1,700 men killed.
Over 10,000 casualties were suffered on each side.
there was 39,830 soldiers on the Union side in battle of shiloh
That this could have been a major victory for the Confederacy,but with so many casualties on both sides,the generals on each side began to realize that the war would not be over as quickly as they thought it would. (This doesn't mean I'm a "know-it-all" person,it just means that I'm educated) The battle of Shiloh was important beacuse YOUR FACE C:
Many soldiers on each side died during the battle and the only general that died was General Don Carlos Buell
For the Confederacy, Robert E. Lee For the Union, George Meade
In the early morning of April 6th, 1862, the rebels sprang on Grant's sleepy camp. This began the Battle of Shiloh, in which the Union Army gained greater control of the Mississippi River Valley. During the bloody two day battle, each side (Union, and Confederate) each gained and lost land...
During the course of the US Civil War, two Confederate generals who were killed in action were generals Sidney Johnston and Stonewall Jackson.Johnston was killed at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 and Stonewall Jackson was killed during the Battle of Chancellorsville. On the Northern side, generals were also lost in battle, however, most historians believe that none of them were crucial figures in the Union's war efforts.
He fought for the Confederacy.
the union won one of the bloodiest battles
shiloh creek NEW RESPONDENT The Battle of Shiloh took place on the west side of the River Tennessee, close to Pittsburg Landing, near the border of Mississippi.