Ulysses S. Grant was the union general whom won the battle at Pittsburg Landing, Tennesee
Pittburgh Landing on the Tennessee River.
Shiloh was fought at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River in Southern Tennessee.
The Battle of Shiloh was also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. Pittsburg landing was a steamboat landing place on the south bank of the Tennessee River, where the Yankees had made their camp. Shiloh Church was a tiny local church in the vicinity.
Generally in West Tennessee. Shiloh is located just north of Corinth, Mississippi in Tennessee. The Tennessee River crosses the state two times and divides it into 3 sections. The western section is referred to as West Tennessee. Shiloh battle was called "Pittsburg Landing" by the northern troops. Pittsburg Landing was where General Grant unloaded his troops from his ships that came down the Tennessee River. So Shiloh is just west of this western portion of the Tennessee River.
The Battle of Shiloh,April 6th and 7th 1862.
The Battle of Shiloh,April 6th and 7th 1862.
Ulysses S. Grant was the union general whom won the battle at Pittsburg Landing, Tennesee
It was the custom for the South to name their battles after the nearest town or village (Shiloh), whereas the North named theirs after geographical features (Pittsburg Landing).
Shiloh, Tennessee (Pittsburgh Landing)
Pittburgh Landing on the Tennessee River.
Shiloh was fought at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River in Southern Tennessee.
Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. Pittsburg landing was a steamboat landing place on the south bank of the Tennessee River, where the Yankees had made their camp. Shiloh Church was a tiny local church in the vicinity.
The Battle of Shiloh, also called the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, occurred in Southwestern Tennessee, in Hardin County.
The US Civil War Battle of Shiloh took place just off of Pittsburg Landing which lay on the Tennessee River. The Confederate state of Tennessee was its Southern location.
Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee river. (Battle of Shiloh)