There are approximately 3,500 Union soldiers buried in Shiloh Cemetery. See the related link for a way to search for a name in the cemetery.
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The Battle at Shiloh took the lives of over 23,000 soldiers. This battle spanned two days and was one of the bloodiest in the Civil War.
The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the American Civil War in which the Confederates attacked Union soldiers in Southwestern Tennessee. The Union eventually won this battle.
The Battle of Shiloh was fought on April 6-7, 1862. 23,746 soldiers were killed or wounded in the battle, 13,047 Union soldiers and 10,699 Confederate soldiers. The battle was a union victory, but the heavy casualties demonstrated that the war would be bloody and difficult.
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1,723 Confederates and 1,754 Unionists were killed at the battle of Shiloh.