AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862
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Question
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What happened at the Battle of Shiloh?
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Most American casualties in American history, at the time
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Grant put the Anaconda Plan into action
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Nothing
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Confederate won the first day, Union won the second.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hardin County, TN | Apr 6-7, 1862. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior. The carnage was unprecedented, with the human toll being the greatest of any war on the American continent up to that date.
Detailed explanation-2: -Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston was wounded and bled to death, leaving P.G.T. Beauregard to disengage and retreat with a dispirited gray-clad army.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Shiloh became a Union victory after the Confederate attack stalled on April 6, and fresh Yankee troops drove the Confederates from the field on April 7.
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