BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing UID:2008-05-08-10-48-45-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4;BYMONTHDAY=6 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260406 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260407 DTSTAMP:20260429T113243 CATEGORIES:Civil War Events LOCATION:Pittsburg Landing\, Tennessee GEO:35.1523052;-88.322818 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

The Battle of Shiloh, al so known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a significant early battl e in the American Civil War. It took place from April 6 to 7, 1862, in sou thwestern Tennessee, near the Tennessee River. Union forces, led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, were surprised by a Confederate attack under Gen eral Albert Sidney Johnston. The battle saw fierce fighting, with heavy ca sualties on both sides. After a devastating initial Confederate assault, U nion reinforcements arrived, and the Confederates were forced to retreat. The battle resulted in over 23,000 combined casualties, making it one of t he bloodiest battles of the war. The Union's victory at Shiloh helped secu re control of the Mississippi Valley, boosting Northern morale and solidif ying Grant's reputation as a capable leader.

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DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Shiloh\, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg La nding\, was a significant early battle in the American Civil War. It took place from April 6 to 7\, 1862\, in southwestern Tennessee\, near the Tenn essee River. Union forces\, led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant\, were s urprised by a Confederate attack under General Albert Sidney Johnston. The battle saw fierce fighting\, with heavy casualties on both sides. After a devastating initial Confederate assault\, Union reinforcements arrived\, and the Confederates were forced to retreat. The battle resulted in over 2 3\,000 combined casualties\, making it one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The Union's victory at Shiloh helped secure control of the Mississip pi Valley\, boosting Northern morale and solidifying Grant's reputation as a capable leader.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6400-battle-o f-shiloh-pittsburg-landing?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR