The Confederate troops caught Grant's army off guard and almost won the battle on the first day.
shiloh
The Federal Army of the Tennessee commanded by Ulysses Grant defeated the Confederate Army of the Mississippi led by Albert Sydney Johnston at Shiloh.
It marked the beginning of the end for Confederate hopes of dominating Tennessee and the Mississippi.
1865
Confederate - and rated by many as the best General in America. He was killed early in the war, at Shiloh, before he'd had a chance to show his his stature.
After this defeat, the Confederate armies gained no more significant victories in the West. The Confederate commander Sidney Johnston, killed at Shiloh, was rated as the best General in the South, and his replacement, Braxton Bragg, feuded with other top Confederates, causing bad morale in the army.
Death of the Confederate commander, Sidney Johnston, rated by some as the best General in the South.
It ended Confederate domination of Western Tennessee, and paved the way for the liberation of the Mississippi.
Confederate Jefferson Davis was surprised with the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Shiloh. Jefferson had been in contact with the now late Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston as they planned their concentration of troops on Union forces in Tennessee. Davis sent one of his aids, Colonel William Johnston to investigate what had happened in the aftermath of Shiloh and ask what plans the Confederate generals in the Western Theater had planned. Davis was seeking a way to recover lost Confederate territory. He sent Colonel Johnston, who happened to be the nephew of the fallen Confederate General Albert S. Johnston.
Pittsburg Landing
US General Grant realized the huge losses the South had at Shiloh. He was sure, in April of 1862, that the South would not be able to continue the war. It made sense, however, the South fought on.
General Albert Sidney Johnston led the Confederates in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.
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كان ألبرت جونستون قائدًا للقوات الكونفدرالية في معركة شيلوه.
General Albert Sidney Johnston