because the most blood was shead in that war!
no the battle of antiem is known as the bloodiest battle it was the battle of shiloh
ANSWER:apex= The Battle of AntietamThe bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, was the Battle of Shiloh (also known as Pittsburg Landing).The Battle of Shiloh, named after a church on the battlefield, is where many men from both sides would meet their God.After the battle was over, neither side cared anything about the title of winner or loser. After Shiloh, the South never smiled.
The Union named the battles after the nearest body of water. The Confederates named it after the nearest town. The Battle of Shiloh is also known as The Battle of PIttsburg Landing.
The Battle of Shiloh is named after a church that stands on the battlefield.
That was Shiloh Church - after which the battle was named. The actual location was Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee River.
The battle of Shiloh also called Pittsburg Landing.
It was named after a town or landmark. It was also called the bloodiest battle.
Oftentimes they are named for the location the battle was fought, such as Britain, Hastings, Shiloh, Gettysburg, and the Alamo.
The battle was named for the church; Shiloh. The Union forces referred to the battle as Pittsburg Landing, which is the area where Grant landed his troops and set up his headquarters. This is now the Park Visitor's Center & main cemetery.
It was the custom for the South to name their battles after the nearest town or village (Shiloh), whereas the North named theirs after geographical features (Pittsburg Landing).
General Albert Sidney Johnston led the Confederate troops in an assault on Union forces commanded by US Grant on June, 6, 1862. Johnston was the second highest officer in the Confederacy at that time. He sustained a fatal wound on the first day of the battle. As the conflict was near the church at Shiloh, the battle was named the Battle of Shiloh.
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