The most senior Confederate General, Sidney Johnston, was killed.
U.S. Grant was the victor, although he had been taken by surprise on the first day and almost lost his army.
The politician-in-uniform John McClernand claimed that he alone had prevented this by keeping his brigade on alert. It raised his profile, but led to a long and bitter feud with Grant.
Sherman was also present, and his close partnership with Grant began here.
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it was a very interesting battle in shiloh . people were badly woded , and killed . this war made history which is in our history book . (:
1,723 Confederates and 1,754 Unionists were killed at the battle of Shiloh.
The Battle at Shiloh took the lives of over 23,000 soldiers. This battle spanned two days and was one of the bloodiest in the Civil War.
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Each side lost about 1,700 men killed.