An essay about this battle begins by stating "this is a simple story of a battle; such a tale as may be told by a soldier who is no writer to a reader who is no soldier"; that Ambrose Bierce essay is titled "What I Saw of [this battle]." Bogged down by a storm, the head Confederate general at this battle did not launch a night attack, allowing Unio
An essay about this battle begins by stating "this is a simple story of a battle; such a tale as may be told by a soldier who is no writer to a reader who is no soldier"; that Ambrose Bierce essay is titled "What I Saw of [this battle]." Bogged down by a storm, the head Confederate general at this battle did not launch a night attack, allowing Union reinforcements to arrive from Crump's Landing. It ended with a Confederate raid on Fallen Timbers, where Nathan Bedford Forrest survived a shot to the pelvis. At this battle, Daniel (*) Ruggles packed 50 cannons into a position referred to as the Hornet's Nest. Reinforcements led by Don Carlos Buell turned the tide at this battle, where P. G. T. Beauregard took over the Confederate army after Albert Sidney Johnston's death. For 10 points, name this 1862 victory for Ulysses S. Grant's Union army, fought in southwestern Tennessee.
An essay about this battle begins by stating "this is a simple story of a battle; such a tale as may be told by a soldier who is no writer to a reader who is no soldier"; that Ambrose Bierce essay is titled "What I Saw of [this battle]."
the Battle of Shiloh [or the Battle of Pittsburg Landing]