Shiloh
U.S. Grant
Pittsburg Landing
Pittsburgh Landing
The battle of Pittsburgh is also known as the, "Battle of Shiloh."
Ulysses S. Grant was the union general whom won the battle at Pittsburg Landing, Tennesee
In order to provide a safe landing of Union General Buell's troops on Pittsburg Landing, two Union gunboats the USS Tyler and Lexington shelled Confederate forces. From the outset of the upcoming Battle of Shiloh, Confederate General Albert S. Johnston understood that a victory could be attained if US Grant's Army of the Tennessee could be defeated before Buell's reinforcements arrived.
U.S. Grant
Sidney Johnston
There was no Siege of Pittsburgh in the Civil War, and Lee was not present at Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee, also known as Shiloh.
Union IMPROVEMENT Ulysses S. Grant, at that time Major General commander of the Union Army of Tennessee won the Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing as called by the Confederates).
Pittsburg Landing
Pittsburgh Landing
The battle of Pittsburgh is also known as the, "Battle of Shiloh."
Shiloh, Tennessee (Pittsburgh Landing)
The Battle of Gainesville was a Confederate victory. Confederate General Robert E. Lee risked the protection of Richmond by sending 50,000 troops against Union forces. Confederate General John B. Hood broke the entrenched Union lines forcing Union General George B. McClellan to plan a mass retreat eastward to his main base on the Peninsula, Harrison's Landing.
Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing)
With the defeat of McClellan in the Peninsula campaign, he had retreated to Harrison's Landing to regroup and of course fortify the Landing. In the meantime, Lincoln had summoned General Halleck to meet with McClellan there at Harrison's Landing and asses the situation. General Ambrose Burnside accompanied Halleck so as to have another top general there to discuss the military situation.