How did the North win the battle of shiloh?
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Explanation:
The Battle of Shiloh (or the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was fought on April 6th and 7th 1862 in southwest Tennessee. The battle was fought between Gen. Grant from the North and Gen Johnston from the South.
On April 6th the Confederate Army was pushing back the Union Army and appeared to be winning the battle. However, there was tremendous energy used by forces of both sides during this first day of battle. During this first day of battle Gen Johnston was mortally wounded and Gen Beauregard, his second in command, took over the Confederate Army. Because of how tired the troops were, Gen Beauregard decided against completing the attack on the Union Army at dusk.
During the night the Union Army was reinforced by one of Gen Grant's own divisions who had been stationed further north and by three divisions commanded by Gen Buell. These reinforcements were not known by the Confederate Army.
The next day, April 7, the Union Army unexpectedly attacked along all fronts of the Confederate Army forcing them to retreat and lose the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up until that time.
