USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was fought on April 6–7, 1862, in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war’s Western Theater.

Detailed explanation-2: -On April 7, 1862, the Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh ended with a United States (Union) victory over Confederate forces in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. The two-day conflict was at that point the bloodiest battle in American history, with more than 23, 000 dead and wounded.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Johnston, hoping to stave off further disaster in the Western Theatre, decided that he would launch a surprise attack against Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal army encamped at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. This attack ushered in the Battle of Shiloh (April 6–7, 1862), which initially went well for the Confederates.