Battle of Shiloh

When

6 Apr 1862 – 7 Apr 1862

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.15° N, 88.32° W

Description

1862 battle of the American Civil War

1862 battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's western theater. The battlefield is located between a small, undistinguished church named Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Shiloh – The Union Army, under General Ulysses S. Grant, defeats the Confederates near Shiloh, Tennessee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die zweitägige Schlacht von Shiloh entscheiden die Truppen der Nordstaaten unter General Ulysses S. Grant für sich”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Shiloh”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page