The battle of Shiloh

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

10/31/2008

Category :

History & geography

Sub category :

Modern history

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Summary :

Introduction.
Union Army - unprepared for battle.
1. Federal scouts come upon Confederate soldiers on June 6.
2. General Sherman - in charge of one of the divisions fights hard against the Confederates.
3. The morning following the June 6th attack.
Mistake of the Union Army before the Battle of Shiloh - not knowing the strength of the Confederate Army.
A mistake on the Confederate side - Johnston did not realise that General Grant would be reinforced by Buell.
Listening to the common soldiers.
A lesson that the US Army has learned from the Battle of Shiloh - the Confederate loss of General Johnston.
Conclusion.

Abstract

Before day break of June 6, 1862, Federal troops discovered that Confederate soldiers were nearby. This occurred in Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. The battle of shiloh was just beginning and it would become one of the most significant and perhaps must misunderstood battles of the war. It was early in the Civil War when the battle of shiloh took place, and the Union Army learned several lessons.

The first mistake was that the Union Army was unprepared for battle. In fact they were surprised when the Federal scouts stumbled over the Confederate troop that was camped nearby. Most of the recruits for the Union side were new to battle and untrained. This led to the chaos on both sides. They had not been exposed to the discipline that is essential in the military. The Union Army had practiced their drills and swam. Many were also sick with dysentery which had left them dehydrated.