AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862
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Hardin County
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Richmond Virginia
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Tennessee
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Mississippi
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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: -Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Center is located at 1055 Pittsburg Landing Road in Shiloh, TN.
Detailed explanation-3: -The battle began when the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant in southwestern Tennessee. After initial successes, the Confederates were unable to hold their positions and were forced back, resulting in a Union victory.
Detailed explanation-4: -General Albert Sidney Johnston, commander of Confederate forces in the Western Theater, hoped to defeat Union major general Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Tennessee before it could be reinforced by Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio, which was marching from Nashville.