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Battle of Shiloh

Johnston's plan was to defeat Grant before Buell could arrive with reinforcements. He moved to attack on Apr. 3, but because of delay in the advance to the Union front, it was not until early on Apr. 6 that his troops fell upon the enemy near Shiloh Church. Grant's position was unfortified, in spite of orders to the contrary from General Halleck, Union commander in the West. Having offensive plans of his own, Grant expected no attack, and consequently his irregularly placed divisions were thrown back in confusion at the Confederate assault (Encarta.msn.com). At a key position, known as the Hornet's Nest, 6 thousand Union troops under Prentiss and Gen. Wallace stood ground. It was called the Hornet's Nest because the sounds of the bullets flying through the air back and forth sounded like a hornet. The wall was broken when the Confederates brought 62 cannons and shot at point blank straight into the Union troops. Thi


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military technology, especially the effectiveness of Civil war era artillery. The battle may have affirmed the bravery of Union and Confederate soldiers, but it ended any beliefs of immediate victory for either side. After Shiloh, Grant said, "I gave up all hope of saving the Union except by complete conquest." All in all, the Battle of Shiloh was one not to be forgotten by either side, and reconstructed the idea of war in the future (Henderson 590.)



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