By Cassidy Coldren

• In April 1862 General Ulysses S. Grant's army was encamped along the Tennessee River just north of the Mississippi border; poised to strike a blow into the heartland of the South

It was the Union and the Confederate. It was fought in April of 1862. Days: 6th and 7th. At Hardin CounyTennessee. the Confederate.

The Battle of Shiloh occurred because Union victories had caused the South to lose western Kentucky and middle Tennessee. The South also lost control of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. The North now controlled the upper Mississippi and a victory at Shiloh would open the lower half of the Mississippi to Union forces. General Sidney Johnston developed a Confederate plan that would defeat the Union forces

Union casualties were 13,047 (1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded, and 2,885 missing); Grant's army bore the brunt of the fighting over the two days, with casualties of 1,513 killed, 6,601 wounded, and 2,830 missing or captured. Confederate casualties were 10,699 (1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded, and 959 missing or captured).[55] This total of 23,746 men represented more than the American battle-related casualties of the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican-American War combined.

24,000 dead

Pittsburg LandingApril 6, 1862

The Confederates under Sidney Johnston, who was killed in the battle. While there were more Union than Confederate casualties, the Union won the battle

The Union won a decisive victory over the Confederacy.The Union and the Confederacy suffered terrible losses.The Confederacy shocked the Union in a stunning victory.The Union and the Confederacy called to end the war.