The Confederates make a surprise attack in…

1862 CE

The Confederates make a surprise attack in the Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) in Tennessee in April 1862 that pushes Union forces against the river as night falls.

Overnight, the Navy lands additional reinforcements, and Grant counter-attacks.

Grant and the Union win a decisive victory—the first battle with the high casualty rates that will repeat over and over.

The Confederates lose Albert Sidney Johnston, considered their finest general before the emergence of Lee.

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Albert Sidney Johnston View → Robert E. Lee View → Ulysses S. Grant View →

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Tennessee, State of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Theater of the American Civil War View → Shiloh, Battle of View →

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