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Grant and Sherman were caught off-guard, not realising there were any Confederates in the area. The outstanding Southern General Sidney Johnston almost pushed the whole Union army into the Tennessee river, but called a halt for the night.
By next morning, the Union troops had rallied, helped by reinforcements under Don Carlos Buell, and Johnston was killed.
It was a significant Union victory, which ended Confederate hopes of commanding the Mississippi valley.
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Which civil war battle happened after the Battle of Shiloh?
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What happened on April 6 and 7 1862?
US Civil War - Battle of Shiloh. Near Shiloh, Tennessee. General Ulysses S. Grant defeats confederate army.
What battle in the civil war was grant known as the butcher?
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The battle of Bull Run Shiloh and Antietam were fought during what war?
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1,723 Confederates and 1,754 Unionists were killed at the battle of Shiloh.
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