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battle leasding up to shiloh
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In April 1862 General Ulysses S. Grant's army was encamped along the Tennessee River just north of the Mississippi border
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April 6, Johnston's force surprised Grant in an attack that slowly pushed the Union troops back from the high ground they occupied towards the Tennessee River
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Johnston's army was deployed for battle
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At about 7:30 a.m. from his position in the rear, Beauregard ordered the corps of Polk and Breckinridge forward on the left and right of the line, diluting their effectiveness
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sound of artillery fire arriving about 8:30 a.m
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On the main Union defensive line, starting at about 9:00 a.m
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A large portion of the Union survivors, numbering from 2,200 to 2,400 men, were captured
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On April 7, the combined Union armies numbered 45,000 men
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Confederate forces kept the Union forces in position on the Corinth Road until 5 p.m.
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On April 8, Grant sent Sherman south along the Corinth Road
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Union forces victory on April 8
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Union casualties were 13,047
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Confederate casualties were 10,699
