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American Civil War: The Union's Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi near Shiloh, Tennessee.
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American Civil War
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union. The central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether slavery should be permitted to expand into the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Army of the Tennessee
Unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. A 2005 study of the army states that it "was present at most of the great battles that became turning points of the war—Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Army of the Ohio
Two separate units of the Union Army in the American Civil War
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Shiloh
1862 battle of the American Civil War
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Army of Mississippi
Confederate States army unit
There were three formations known as the Army of Mississippi in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. This name is contrasted against Army of the Mississippi, which was a Union Army named for the Mississippi River, not the state of Mississippi.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Shiloh is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)