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In the late morning of April 6, 1862, the field around this point was filled with a disorganized mass of Union soldiers after a morning of bitter fighting left General Ulysses S. Grant's army suffering devastating casualties, lost equipment, and lost ground. The setback was especially apparent on the Union right, which had retired to this point one mile north of Shiloh Church. At this crucial juncture, Confederate forces deployed against the Union right were themselves too disorganized and weakened by losses to press the advantage. This pause in southern pressure, combined with the arrival of fresh troops, allowed Union Generals John A. McClernand and William T. Sherman to hastily reorganize and seize the initiative, and at noon the reorganized Union right launched a counterattack.
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Shiloh, Tennessee · United States
