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Shiloh Church, painted by Capt. A. M. Connett, 24th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, a participant in the battle.
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The near-defeat at Shiloh removed the illusion of easy victory, created by the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson, from the minds of Northerners.
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The near-defeat at Shiloh removed the illusion of easy victory, created by the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson, from the minds of Northerners.
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Dover Tavern, General Buckner’s headquarters and scene of the surrender of Fort Donelson.
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Conference of Confederate commanders the night before the battle. From left to right, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, Gen. Leonidas Polk (seated), Gen. John C. Breckinridge, Gen. A. S. Johnston, Gen. Braxton Bragg, and Maj. J. F. Gilmer. Gen. W. J. Hardee was n
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The Confederate charge upon Prentiss’ camps. From “Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.”
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Union defenders of the Hornets’ Nest (right) repulsed 11 Confederate charges against the Sunken Road.
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Young Confederate enlisted men from the Washington Artillery of New Orleans. From a photograph made prior to the Battle of Shiloh.
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The first tent field hospital ever used for the treatment of the wounded on the battlefield was established at Shiloh, April 7, 1862.
