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Leading up to the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, tensions were escalating in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Union forces, under General Ulysses S. Grant, were advancing into Tennessee, aiming to capture key Confederate strongholds. The Confederate Army, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston, sought to launch a surprise attack to halt Union advances and regain control over the region. This culminated in the fierce battle near Shiloh Church, where both sides experienced significant casualties and strategic consequences.
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The capture of Confederate forts Henry and Donalson were a key to the battle of Shiloh that would occur later in 1862. The loss of these two forts allowed an opening for the Union troops to use river boats to move into the Confederate state of Tennessee.
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Lead up to the Battle of Shiloh?
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