Confederate forces withdrew to Corinth after this battle. This battle's second day saw the Union side reinforced with the troops of Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio.
Confederate forces withdrew to Corinth after this battle. This battle's second day saw the Union side reinforced with the troops of Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio. The main Confederate force at this battle had recently been named the Army of the Mississippi. That army at this battle lost many troops fighting in a dense bunch of oak trees nicknamed the "hornet's nest." General Albert Sydney Johnston died during this battle. This battle was fought near Pittsburg Landing. For 10 points, name this Civil War battle fought on April sixth and seventh, 1862, in Tennessee.
Confederate forces withdrew to Corinth after this battle. This battle's second day saw the Union side reinforced with the troops of Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio.
Battle of {Shiloh} [or Battle of Pittsburg Landing before mentioned]