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When did the battle of Shiloh start and end? Who was Victorious?
What is April 6,1862 - April 7, 1862? What is the Union?
Where was the Battle of Shiloh
What is Tennessee
Who attacked first in the Battle of Shiloh?
The Confederates.
Who took over Confederate army general when Albert Johnston died?
Who is Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Who was the commanding Union general?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This army was forced to fight or retreat
What was the Union?
What was the Hornets Nest?
an area that confederates made repeated attacks on the union, on a small farm road, that was called the hornets nest. A sunken road where the Union forces held their line while reinforcements arrived
How many casualties in the Battle of Shiloh?
What are 13,000 casualties?
The amount of miles (1 or 2) the Confederate had to travel to launch a surprise attack on the Union Army
What is 2 miles?
Why did Confederate General Johnston initiate a surprise attack on Union General Ulysses S. Grant?
What is because General Johnston wanted to defeat Grant's army before it could be reinforced by General Buells Army
Why did General Johnston advance in the Battle of Shiloh on April 3rd even though conditions were bad?
What is because they didn't want Grant and Buell to combine forces?
They launched a surprise attack that started the Battle of Shiloh
What is the Confederate Army?
The Confederacy had this many troops. 4_,968 (1-4)
44,968
What event led up to the Battle of Shiloh?
The capture of Fort Donelson.
The Union had this many troops. 6_,085 (3-5)
Who had 65,085 troops?