Battle of Shiloh
After Shiloh the South would never smile again. Known originally as
the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest
battle fought in North America up to that time. Pittsburg Landing was an area
from where the Yankees planned to attack the Confederates who had moved
from Fort Donelson to Corinth, Mississippi. The North was commanded by
General Ulysses S. Grant and the South by General Albert Sydney Johnston.
The Union army …
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Primary Sources
Crist, Lynda Lasswell 1995. The Papers of Jefferson Davis.
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Moore, Frank 1865. The Rebellion Record.
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H.P. Special Correspondant, "The Battle of Shiloh." April 11, 1862.
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Secondary Sources
McDonough, J.L. 1934. Shiloh-In Hell Before Night. 3d ed.
Tennessee Press / Knoxville
Mitchell, Joseph B. 1955. Decisive Battles of the Civil War. 42-55.
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Nevin, David 1983. The Road to Shiloh.
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