A Part of the Battle of Shiloh fought on the Morning of April 6th, 1862, lithograph after a drawing by William F. Mann, Co. G., 13th Louisiana Volunteers, 1862

     After capturing Forts Henry and Donelson in Kentucky, Grant's forces moved south along the Tennessee River. On April 6, 1862, they met the Confederate Army at Shiloh and fought the first major battle of the war, involving about 100,000 soldiers. Union and Confederate losses were about 10,000 each. This Confederate view of the battle depicts generals Albert S. Johnston, Braxton Bragg and William J. Hardee directing an attack upon a Union Army encampment, when in fact, they attacked and drove back Union forces in the field. Later that day, Johnston was mortally wounded, a severe blow for the Confederacy.
 
Part of the Battle of Shiloh fought on the Morning of April 6th, 1862,
lithograph after a drawing by William F. Mann, Co. G.,
13th Louisiana Volunteers, 1862


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