The Battle of Shiloh, spanning two days and seeing over 20,000 casualties, marked a victory for General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union.
There are a total of (2)Battle of Shiloh Timeline (April 6th - 7th, 1862) events in the CivilWarTimeline.net database. Entries are listed below by date-of-occurrence ascending (first-to-last). Other leading and trailing events are also included for perspective.
UNION VICTORY
COMMAND(S): Ulysses S. Grant; Don Carlos BuellARMY FORCE(S):
Army of the Tennessee; Army of the Ohio
STRENGTH: 63,000 menCASUALTIES*:
13,047 men (20.7%)
The Battle of Shiloh begins in Hardin County, Tennessee. Union generals Ulysses S. Grant and Don Buell lead a force of some 63,000 against 40,335 Confederates led by generals Beauregard and Albert Johnston.
April 7, 1862
The Battle of Shiloh ends in a Union victory. 13,047 Union soldiers are killed along with 10,699 Confederate soldiers.
