Battle of Shiloh

Sidney Johnston, leader of the Confederates in Western Tennessee.

He was regarded as the best General in America, and his death in action caused a serious loss of Southern morale.

Actually Albert S. Johnston never commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. He was in the western theatre of the war, commanding the Confederate Army of the Mississippi. Joseph E. Johnstonbriefly had command of the Army of Northern Virginia until he was wounded at the battle of Seven Pines on May 31, 1862. This Johnston was then replaced by Robert E. Lee, on June 1, 1862.

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.

The side that came out in worse condition was the South. The reason why is because Grant ordered more troops when Souths troops were exasusthed.

It ended any hopes of Confederate domination of Tennessee and the West in general.

About 500 for US and 700 for CSA

The Confederates were desperately trying to regain dominance of Western Tennessee, as the Eastern parts of the state were fairly pro-Union. The Union troops under Grant were obviously trying to prevent this.

The Confederate commander, Sidney Johnston, knew that Grant was expecting reinforcements that would give him a big advantage, so he decided to strike immediately.

Grant was caught off-guard, and his army almost pushed into the Tennessee river. But Johnston was killed, and Grant's reinforcements arrived just in time.

The Confederates had to retreat, and the Union victory was rightly celebrated as the beginning of the end of the war in the West.

But several people claimed that they had saved Grant from disaster, and this caused feuds that lasted the rest of the war.

It did not strictly 'turn the war' - which lasted another three years and two months.

But it marked the end of Confederate hopes of occupying Western Tennessee and controlling the Mississippi. In due course, the war in the West would be won, and Grant would be free to reinforce the Union armies elsewhere.

Both of these battles were Union or Northern victories and Major General Ulysses S. Grant was the US commanding general at both of them.

The best General the Confederates ever had - Sidney Johnston, killed at Shiloh.

Ulysses Grant - who was caught off-guard, and almost let his whole army get pushed into the river, but rallied just in time.

Union General, Don Carlos Buell, who arrived in the last hours of the battle, and who could have claimed a certain degree of credit for saving the situation.

Politician-in-uniform John McClernand, who could rightly claim that he kept his brigade on full alert, when Grant had told the troops to stand easy, and could also rightly claim a share in the glory.

Grant was prejudiced against McClernand anyway, because he was not a West Pointer, and was inclined to talk to the press, wanting free plugs for his own brigade.

For the Union the generals were Ulysses S. Grant and Don Carlos Buell. For the Confederacy the generals were Albert Sydney Johnston and P.G.T Beauregard.

The closest major city and the one with the most strategic importance would have been Corinth, Mississippi, about thirty miles south of Shiloh. It was a major rail center for the Confederacy.

For the Union: to occupy Western Tennessee, prior to liberating the Mississippi.

For the Confederates: to stop this happening.

No. The South won by 3,000 people wounded and dead. The North had 13,000 soldiers wounded or dead. The South only had 10,000.

Despite the death toll, the North was able to reinforce its forces and advance, while the South, unable to make good their losses, retreated; leaving the North in command of the field, which is the usual definition of victory in battle.

the troops on each side could have planned a lot better for the battle/cut the troops loses

A massive frontal attack, gradually shifting its centre of gravity towards the Union left wing, which should have been then enveloped and displaced from the position before Pittsburg Landing.

The Federal left would have been thus separated from the River Tennessee and pushed westward on the back of the Union centre and shattered.

This was, in great outline the Confederate plan for winning the battle

Ulysses S. Grant was the overall commander of the Federal armies at the Battle of Shiloh.

Gen. A. S. Johnston was the southern general

The Battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862, initially damaged Ulysses S. Grant's image due to the high casualties and his surprise by Confederate forces. Critics labeled him as reckless for the heavy losses suffered by Union troops. However, Grant's ability to regroup and ultimately secure a Union victory in the aftermath helped restore his reputation and solidified his status as a capable military leader. In the long term, Shiloh contributed to his emergence as a key figure in the Civil War.

The Union army under U.S. Grant

The battle of Vicksburg

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The Battle of Shiloh was also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. Pittsburg landing was a steamboat landing place on the south bank of the Tennessee River, where the Yankees had made their camp. Shiloh Church was a tiny local church in the vicinity.