The Battle of Shiloh

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The Battle of Shiloh

• By Daryl Haner

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The Battle Of Shiloh

The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh was a
major battle in the American Civil War, fought in
south central Tennessee, 25 miles northeast of
Corinth, Mississippi. It took place on April 6
and April 7, 1862. It is also called the Battle
of Pittsburg Landing. Shiloh was fought by the
Confederate Army of the Mississippi, led by
Albert Sidney Johnston (killed 6 April) and
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, against the
Union Army of the Tennessee, led by Ulysses
Simpson Grant, and the Army of the Ohio,
commanded by Don Carlos Buell. The two day
battle, the costliest in American history up to
that time, resulted in the defeat of the
Confederate force and frustration of Johnston's
plans to prevent the joining of the two Union
armies in Tennessee. A total of 23,746 men were
killed, wounded, or missing. Information from-
http//www.civil-war.ws/battles/battle4.php
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Question 1In what state was the battle of
Shiloh fought?

• 1. Alabama
• 2. Tennessee
• 3. Michigan
• 4. Mississippi

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Question 2What was the month and year of The
Battle of Shiloh?

• 1. December 1864
• 2. April 1862
• 3. August 1945
• 4, January 1863

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Question 3Who won The Battle of Shiloh?

• 1. The Union Army
• 2. The Confederate Army
• 3. The British Army
• 4. The Detroit Pistons

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Question 4 Approximately how many soldiers were
killed in this particular battle?

• 1. 12,900
• 2. 20,200
• 3. 23,700
• 4. 45,000

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