Battle of Shiloh Ends: Grant's Bloodiest Victory
Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant crush Confederate troops at Shiloh, shattering Southern hopes for a quick victory in the Western Theater. This bloody stalemate forces both sides to recognize that the Civil War will demand years of total war rather than a single decisive battle.
April 7, 1862
164 years ago
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