In the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh, General Sherman remarked that the battle would have cured anyone who wanted a war. This battle was devastating. It doubled all the previous casualties, and the destruction caused by then modern weaponry was immense.
Union General Sherman had just finished his famous March to the Sea. In a communication with President Lincoln after the city of Savannah surrendered, he made his famous "War is hell". quote.
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.
General Grant was criticized for the Battle of Shiloh Church because of how many casualties there were during the battle. There were reports that General Grant had been drunk during the first part of the battle.
General US Grant was taken by surprise at the Battle of Shiloh. Even with the surprise, the outcome of the battle was a Union victory.
Reporting to commanding General Sidney S. Johnston, General Beauregard submitted his plan to Johnston for the frontal assault on Union troops at the Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862.
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The Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862 was a major two day battle. Casualties on both sides were very high. It was a Northern victory however, Union General Sherman remarked that the death toll was so high that General Grant was deeply effected by the battle. Sherman elaborated on this in his memoirs.
Union General Sherman had just finished his famous March to the Sea. In a communication with President Lincoln after the city of Savannah surrendered, he made his famous "War is hell". quote.
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.
Grant commanded the Federal forces at Shiloh.
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That general was William Tecumseh Sherman. He was one of General Grant's lieutenants at Shiloh and Vicksburg, and was the overall commander of the combined Union armies at Atlanta.
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General Grant was the commander
Ulysses Grant - in partnership with William Sherman, with whom he formed a successful team at this early battle.