The western theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military operations in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, as
Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, USA
Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA
Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, USA
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
Western theater of the American Civil War
…The Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeated the Confederate Army of Mississippi, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston, at the Battle of Shiloh, driving it out of western Tennessee and subsequently marching into Mississippi and capturing Corinth. Grant's troops marched towards and captured…
1888 illustration of the battle
Don C. Buell
Albert Sidney Johnston