apr 6, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh
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The Union, then in Tennessee, were surprise attacked by the confederates. The confederates lost, however, there were heavy casualties on both sides.
This was the battle with the most casualties in American History up to that point.
Union: Ulysses S. Grant, Don Carlos Buell
Confederate: Albert Sidney Johnston, P. G. T. Beauregard
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