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The Battle of Shiloh

The Battle of Shiloh began on April 6, 1862. Federal forces led by General Johnston were marching towards Corinth, Mississippi. Johnston wanted to attack general Grant’s army. He wanted to assault Grant’s army before it was reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell's Army. Johnston was on his march from Corinth with many inexperienced soldiers. General Grant’s army was set up at Shiloh, where they were drilling and resting. They were waiting for the reinforcements to arrive. General Johnston found the union camp and waited for the nighttime to plane a surprise attack. His plan worked, and no one on the union side was ready to fight. Johnston’s army pushed back the Union soldiers, but they began reorganizing farther away from the attack.
Johnston’s army was crushing the Grant’s, but finally, the union set up a stronghold in a sunken road. Grant told his army not to let go of the sunken road. The union held the road as......

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