Jun 4, 2026 · 38 min · 12 segments
The Battle of Shiloh was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. But what happened there doesn’t fit neatly inside a history book. Visit…
It, uh, and for those of you that don't know, it was also known as the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing and took place from April 6th to April 7th, 1862 and was one of the major early engagements of, as John said, the American Civil War.
Battle, it began when the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Union forces under, uh, General Ulysses S.
So after, um, an initial success, the Confederates were unable to hold their positions.
You know, they were forced back, resulting in a Union victory, and both sides of this, they suffered heavy losses with more than twenty-three thousand total casualties.
There were absolutely no antibiotics back then, which wouldn't be discovered until 1929.
Uh, so over sixteen thousand people lay on the battlefield for two days in the rain and mud before anyone came to their aid.
It, uh, and for those of you that don't know, it was also known as the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing and took place from April 6th to April 7th, 1862 and was one of the major early engagements of, as John said, the American Civil War.
Battle, it began when the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Union forces under, uh, General Ulysses S.
So after, um, an initial success, the Confederates were unable to hold their positions.
You know, they were forced back, resulting in a Union victory, and both sides of this, they suffered heavy losses with more than twenty-three thousand total casualties.
There were absolutely no antibiotics back then, which wouldn't be discovered until 1929.
Uh, so over sixteen thousand people lay on the battlefield for two days in the rain and mud before anyone came to their aid.
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