John A. McClernand
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John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer, politician, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a member of the United States
Photograph c. 1861–1865
General McClernand during the Civil War
Embarkation of General McClernand's Brigade at Cairo -- the Advance of the Great Mississippi Expedition -- January 10, 1862
McClernand (right) with Abraham Lincoln during his inspection of the Antietam battlefield; Allan Pinkerton is standing at left.
Battle of Shiloh
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The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which wa
John A. McClernand
…commander under Ulysses S. Grant in the Western Theater, fighting in the campaigns of Belmont, operations on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, Shiloh in 1861–62 and later briefly as a commander of the Army of the Mississippi in late 1862 to early 1863, afterwards serving as a corps commander under…
1888 illustration of the battle
U.S. Grant
Don C. Buell
Albert Sidney Johnston