BATTLE AT SHILOH

Battle at Shiloh

Battle at Shiloh

Introduction

The Battle of Shiloh was a major Northern victory, although a costly one; it was the first battle to exhibit the staggering losses characteristic of most Civil War encounters. It secured western Tennessee for the Union and set the stage for advances into Mississippi in 1862 and 1863.

The Battle of Shiloh was the culmination of a string of Union successes in Tennessee. The February 15, 1862, Union capture of Fort Donelson on the Tennessee River resulted in an important strategic shift in the western theater of the Civil War. As the greatest tactical victory in ...