Battle Of Shilh Essay

The Battle of Shiloh was fought on April sixth to April seventh in 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. The Union Generals were Ulysses S. Grant and Don Carlos Buell. The Confederate General was Albert Sidney Johnston. The Battle of Shiloh was considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War with approximately 23,700 deaths total. This was one of the first successful outcomes for the Union and sparked a light of hope for the fighting soldiers. The battle began with Confederate General Johnston initiating a surprise attack on General Grant’s base around the Shiloh Church. During the battle, Johnston was shot in the leg and bled to death, leaving General Pierre Gustave Beauregard in charge of the Confederates. As evening arose, Beauregard and his soldiers retreated to the Tennessee River, thinking they defeated Grant’s army and believing Buell’s was too far to attack. Much to his surprise, Buell’s Army

The Hornet’s Nest took place on an old farm on the first day of the battle. The event received its name because of the Confederate’s repeated attacks on the Union. The many bullets being fired sounded analogous to angry hornets attacking. Most Union soldiers were shot or captured within the first shots of the event. The Union soldiers were weak in numbers until General Grant arrived, firing missiles, and igniting fires everywhere. The fire wounded and killed numerous Confederate soldiers. While the Union fired missiles at the Confederates, Confederate General Daniel Ruggles assembled an extremely large amount of missiles. This event is known as Ruggels Battery. The many shots taken on the Union surprisingly did not kill many soldiers, but it did drive Union soldiers to the attacking Confederates on the other side of the battlefield. Union General, Grant still had enough soldiers to defend against the Confederates, but this event still took the lives of many unlucky