Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee

Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee - Confederate troops surprise Union forces early in the morning on April 6, driving them to the banks of the Tennessee River at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. Fresh Union troops arrive that night to help Union forces regain the territory lost the day before.
* Also referred to as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
== Sub-Operations ==
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== Union Order of Battle == 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_Union_order_of_battle
* Also listed but not in Wikipedia order of battle:
** 13th Missouri Infantry (U)
** Ram "Monarch," credited to Missouri
** Mississippi Marine BrigadeUnit not specified, does not appear on any of the unit homepages
** 26th Ohio Infantry
 
 
 Army of the Tennessee
Major General Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding
General Staff & Headquarters
* Chief of Staff: Joseph D. Webster, Colonel
* Chief of Engineers: James B. McPherson, Colonel
* Assistant Adjutant General: John A. Rawlins, Captain
* Chief Commissary: John Parker Hawkins, Captain (Accompanied Grant on the field)
Divisions 	Brigades 	Regiments andSmaller Units
1st Division(John A. McClernand, Major General) 	1st Brigade(Abraham M. Hare, Colonel / Marcellus M. Crocker, Colonel) 	
* (II) 8th Illinois Infantry(James M. Ashmore, Captain / William H. Harvey, Captain / Robert H. Sturgess, Captain)
* 18th Illinois Infantry(Samuel Eaton, Major / Daniel H. Brush, Captain / William J. Dillon, Captain / J.J. Anderson, Captain)
* 11th Iowa Infantry(William Hall, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 13th Iowa Infantry(Marcellus M. Crocker, Colonel)
* 2nd Illinois Light Artillery / Battery D(James P. Timmony, Captain)
1st Division(John A. McClernand, Major General) 	2nd Brigade(C. Carroll Marsh, Colonel) 	
* (II) 11th Illinois Infantry(Thomas E. G. Ransom, Lieutenant Colonel / Garrett Nevins, Major / L.D. Waddell, Captain)
* 20th Illinois Infantry(Evan Richards, Lieutenant Colonel / F.A. Bartleson, Major / O. Frisbie, Captain)
* 45th Illinois Infantry(John E. Smith, Colonel)
* 48th Illinois Infantry(Isham N. Haynie, Colonel / William W. Sanford, Lieutenant Colonel / M. Mayfield, Major)
1st Division(John A. McClernand, Major General) 	3rd Brigade(Julius Raith, Colonel / Enos P. Wood, Lieutenant Colonel) 	
* 17th Illinois Infantry(Enos P. Wood, Lieutenant Colonel / Francis M. Smith, Major)
* 29th Illinois Infantry(Charles M. Ferrell, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 43rd Illinois Infantry(Adolph Englemann, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 49th Illinois Infantry(Phineas Pease, Lieutenant Colonel)
* Carmichael's (Independent) Illinois Cavalry Company(Eagleton Carmichael, Captain)
1st Division(John A. McClernand, Major General) 	Not Brigaded 	
* Stewart's (Independent) Illinois Cavalry Company(Ezra King, Lieutenant)
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery D(Edward McAllister, Captain)
* 2nd Illinois Light Artillery / Battery E(George L. Nispel, Lieutenant)
* 14th Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery(Jerome B. Burrows, Captain)
2nd Division(W.H.L. Wallace, Brigadier General / James M. Tuttle, Colonel)	1st Brigade(James M. Tuttle, Colonel / James Baker, Lieutenant Colonel) 	
* 2nd Iowa Infantry(James Baker, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 7th Iowa Infantry(James C. Parrott, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 12th Iowa Infantry(Joseph J. Woods, Colonel / S.R. Edgington, Captain) 
* 14th Iowa Infantry (7 companies)(William T. Shaw, Colonel)
2nd Division(W.H.L. Wallace, Brigadier General / James M. Tuttle, Colonel)	2nd Brigade(John McArthur, Brigadier General / Thomas Morton, Colonel) 	
* (II) 9th Illinois Infantry(August Mersy, Colonel)
* (II) 12th Illinois Infantry(Augustus L. Chetlain, Lieutenant Colonel / James R. Hugunin, Captain) 
* 81st Ohio Infantry(Thomas Morton, Colonel)
* (II) 22nd Ohio Infantry(Crafts J. Wright, Colonel)Not originally referenced on Dyer, but listed on unit homepage
* 14th Missouri Infantry (U)(B.S. Compton (Colonel, 15th Missouri Infantry)
2nd Division(W.H.L. Wallace, Brigadier General / James M. Tuttle, Colonel)	3rd Brigade(Thomas W. Sweeny, Colonel / Silas D. Baldwin, Colonel) 	
* 8th Iowa Infantry(James L. Geddes, Colonel)
* (II) 7th Illinois Infantry(Richard Rowett, Major)
* 50th Illinois Infantry(Moses M. Bane, Colonel / T.W. Gaines, Captain) 
* 52nd Illinois Infantry(Henry Stark, Major / E.A. Bowen, Captain)
* 57th Illinois Infantry(Silas D. Baldwin, Colonel / G.A. Busse, Captain)
* 58th Illinois Infantry(William F. Lynch, Colonel)
2nd Division(W.H.L. Wallace, Brigadier General / James M. Tuttle, Colonel)	Not Brigaded 	
* 2nd United States Cavalry / Company C(James Powell, Lieutenant)
* 4th United States Cavalry / Company I(James Powell, Lieutenant)
* 2nd Illinois Cavalry / Company A(John R. Hotaling, Captain)
* 2nd Illinois Cavalry / Company B(Thomas J. Larison, Captain)Listed as Company C in battle entry, listed as Company B on unit homepage
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery A(Peter P. Wood, Lieutenant)
* 1st Missouri Light Artillery / Battery D (U)(Henry Richardson, Captain) 
* 1st Missouri Light Artillery / Battery H (U)(Frederick Welker, Captain)
* 1st Missouri Light Artillery / Battery K (U)(George H. Stone, Captain)
3rd Division(Lew Wallace, Brigadier General) 	1st Brigade(Morgan Lewis Smith, Colonel) 	
* 8th Missouri Infantry (U)(James Peckham, Lieutenant)
* (II) 11th Indiana Infantry(George Francis McGinnis, Colonel)
* 24th Indiana Infantry(Alvin Peterson Hovey, Colonel)
3rd Division(Lew Wallace, Brigadier General) 	2nd Brigade(John Milton Thayer, Colonel) 	
* 1st Nebraska Infantry(William D. McCord, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 23rd Indiana Infantry(William L. Sanderson, Colonel)
* 58th Ohio Infantry(Valentine Bausenwein, Colonel)
* 68th Ohio Infantry(Samuel H. Steedman, Colonel) (not engaged)
3rd Division(Lew Wallace, Brigadier General) 	3rd Brigade(Charles Whittlesey, Colonel) 	
* (II) 20th Ohio Infantry(Manning F. Force, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 56th Ohio Infantry(Peter Kinney, Colonel) (not engaged)
* 76th Ohio Infantry(Charles R. Woods, Colonel)
* 78th Ohio Infantry(Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Colonel)
3rd Division(Lew Wallace, Brigadier General) 	Not Brigaded 	
* 9th Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery(George R. Brown, Lieutenant) 
* 5th Ohio Cavalry / 3rd Battalion(Charles S. Hayes, Major)
* 11th Illinois Cavalry, 3rd battalion(James F. Johnson, Major)
4th Division(Stephen A. Hurlbut, Brigadier General) 	1st Brigade(Nelson G. Williams, Colonel / Isaac C. Pugh, Colonel) 	
* 3rd Iowa Infantry(William M. Stone, Major / George W. Crosley, Lieutenant) 
* 28th Illinois Infantry(Amory K. Johnson, Colonel) 
* 32nd Illinois Infantry(John Logan, Colonel)
* 41st Illinois Infantry(Isaac C. Pugh, Colonel / A. Tupper, Lieutenant / John Warner, Major / John N. Hale, Captain)
4th Division(Stephen A. Hurlbut, Brigadier General) 	2nd Brigade(James C. Veatch, Colonel) 	
* 25th Indiana Infantry(William H. Morgan, Lieutenant Colonel / John W. Foster, Major) 
* 14th Illinois Infantry(Cyrus Hall, Colonel) 
* 15th Illinois Infantry(Edward F.W. Ellis, Lieutenant Colonel / William R. Goddard, Major / Louis D. Kelley, Captain)
* 46th Illinois Infantry(John A. Davis, Colonel / John J. Jones, Lieutenant Colonel)
4th Division(Stephen A. Hurlbut, Brigadier General) 	3rd Brigade(Jacob G. Lauman, Brigadier General) 	
* 31st Indiana Infantry(Charles Cruft, Colonel / John Osborn, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 44th Indiana Infantry(Hugh B. Reed, Colonel)
* 17th Kentucky Infantry (U)(John H. McHenry (Jr.), Colonel) 
* 25th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Benjamin H. Bristow, Lieutenant Colonel)
4th Division(Stephen A. Hurlbut, Brigadier General) 	Not Brigaded 	
* 5th Ohio Cavalry / 1st & 2nd Battalions(William H. Taylor, Colonel) 
* 13th Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery (one section) 
* Mann's (Independent) Light Artillery Battery (U)Listed as 1st Missouri Light Artillery / Battery C
* 1st Michigan Light Artillery / Battery B
Fifth DivisionWilliam Tecumpseh Sherman, Brigadier General) 	1st Brigade(John Adair McDowell, Colonel) 	
* 6th Iowa Infantry(John W. Williams, Captain / Madison Miner Walden, Captain)
* 46th Ohio Infantry(Thomas Worthington, Colonel) 
* 40th Illinois Infantry(Stephen G. Hicks, Colonel / J.M. Boothe, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 6th Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery(Frederick Behr, Captain)
Fifth DivisionWilliam Tecumpseh Sherman, Brigadier General) 	2nd Brigade(David Stuart, Colonel / Oscar Malmborg, Lieutenant Colonel / Thomas Kilby Smith, Colonel) 	
* 55th Illinois Infantry(Oscar Malmborg, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 54th Ohio Infantry(Thomas Kilby Smith, Colonel / [[James A. Farden, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 71st Ohio Infantry(Rodney Mason, Colonel)
Fifth DivisionWilliam Tecumpseh Sherman, Brigadier General) 	3rd Brigade(Jesse Hildebrand, Colonel) 	
* 53rd Ohio Infantry(Jesse J. Appler, Colonel / Robert A. Fulton, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 57th Ohio Infantry(Americus V. Rice, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 77th Ohio Infantry(Wills De Hass, Lieutenant Colonel, Benjamin D. Fearing, Major)
Fifth DivisionWilliam Tecumpseh Sherman, Brigadier General) 	4th Brigade(Ralph P. Buckland, Colonel) 	
* 48th Ohio Infantry(Peter J. Sullivan, Colonel / Job R. Parker, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 70th Ohio Infantry(Joseph R. Cockerill , Colonel)
* 72nd Ohio Infantry(Herman Canfield, Lieutenant Colonel)
Fifth DivisionWilliam Tecumpseh Sherman, Brigadier General) 	Not Brigaded 	
* 4th Illinois Cavalry / 1st/2nd Battalions(William McCullough, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery B(Samuel E. Barrett, Captain)
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery E(A.C. Waterhouse, Captain / A.E. Abbott, Lieutenant / John A. Fitch, Lieutenant)
6th Division(Benjamin M. Prentiss, Brigadier General) 	1st Brigade(Everett Peabody, Colonel, John L. Doran)Doran's regiment, the 17th Wisconsin, was stationed at Benton Barracks until April 10 when it moved to Pittsburg Landing. Colonel Doran was detached from his regiment to assume command of the 1st Brigade on the Shiloh battlefield on April 6	
* 21st Missouri Infantry (U)(David Moore, Colonel / Humphrey M. Woodyard, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 25th Missouri Infantry (U)(Robert T. Van Horn, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 16th Wisconsin Infantry(Benjamin Allen, Colonel) 
* 12th Michigan Infantry(Francis Quinn, Colonel)Quinn commanded the remnants of the 6th Division following Prentiss' surrender
6th Division(Benjamin M. Prentiss, Brigadier General) 	2nd Brigade(Madison Miller, Colonel) 	
* 18th Missouri Infantry (U)(Issac V. Pratt, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 61st Illinois Infantry(Jacob Fry, Colonel) 
* 16th Iowa Infantry(Alexander Chambers, Colonel / Addison H. Sanders, Lieutenant Colonel)
6th Division(Benjamin M. Prentiss, Brigadier General) 	Not Brigaded 	
* 11th Illinois Cavalry / 8 Companies(Robert G. Ingersoll, Colonel) 
* 15th Iowa Infantry(Hugh Thompson Reid, Colonel) 
* 3rd Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery(William S. Williams, Captain)Not originally listed on Dyer summary, but listed on unit homepage
* 5th Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery(Andrew Hickenlooper, Captain) 
* 1st Minnesota (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 23rd Missouri Infantry (U)(Jacob T. Tindall, Colonel / Quin Morton, Lieutenant Colonel) 
* 18th Wisconsin Infantry(James S. Alban, Colonel / Samuel W. Beall, Lieutenant Colonel / Josiah W. Crane, Major)
 	Unassigned Troops 	
* 15th Michigan Infantry(John M. Oliver, Colonel)Temporarily attached to the 4th Brigade, Army of the Ohio
* 14th Wisconsin Infantry(David E. Wood, Colonel) 
* 8th Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery(Louis Markgraf, Captain) 
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery H(Axel Silversparre, Captain) 
* 1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery I(Edward Bouton, Captain) 
* 2nd Illinois Light Artillery / Battery B(Relly Madison, Captain) 
* 2nd Illinois Light Artillery / Battery F(John Wesley Powell, Captain)
 
 
 Army of the Ohio
Major General Don Carlos Buell, Commanding
General Staff and Headquarters
* Chief of Staff: James Barnet Fry, Colonel
* Assistant Adjutant General: J.M. Wright, Captain
* Topographical Engineer: Nathaniel Michler, Captain
* Assistant Quartermaster: Alvan C. Gillem, Captain
* Assistant Inspector General: Charles C. Gilbert, CaptainAt Savannah during the engagement
Division 	Brigade 	Regiments and Smaller Units
2nd Division(Alexander M. McCook, Brigadier General) 	4th Brigade(Lovell H. Rousseau, Brigadier General)	
* Regular Infantry Detachment(John H. King, Major)
** 15th United States Infantry / 1st Battalion (8 companies)(Peter T. Swaine, Captain)
** 16th United States Infantry / 1st Battalion (7 companies)(Edwin F. Townsend, Captain)
** 19th United States Infantry / 1st Battalion (6 companies)(Stephen D. Carpenter, Major)
* (II) 1st Ohio Infantry(Benjamin F. Smith, Colonel)
* (II) 6th Indiana Infantry(Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Colonel)
* 5th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Harvey M. Buckley, Colonel)
* 5th United States Artillery / Battery H(William R. Terrill, Captain)
2nd Division(Alexander M. McCook, Brigadier General) 	5th Brigade(Edward N. Kirk, Colonel) 	
* 77th Pennsylvania Infantry(Frederick S. Stumbaugh, Colonel)
* 29th Indiana Infantry(David M. Dunn, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 30th Indiana Infantry(Sion S. Bass, Colonel / Joseph B. Dodge, Lieutenant Colonel / Orin Hurd, Major)
* 34th Illinois Infantry(Charles N. Levanway, Major / H.W. Bristol, Captain)
2nd Division(Alexander M. McCook, Brigadier General) 	6th Brigade(William H. Gibson, Colonel) 	
* (II) 15th Ohio Infantry(William Wallace, Major)
* 49th Ohio Infantry(Albert M. Blackman, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 32nd Indiana Infantry(August Willich, Colonel)
* 8th Indiana CavalryListed on Dyer as the 39th Indiana Infantry(Thomas J. Harrison, Colonel)
4th Division(William Nelson, Brigadier General) 	10th Brigade(Jacob Ammen, Colonel) 	
* (II) 6th Ohio Infantry(Nicholas Longworth Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 24th Ohio Infantry(Frederick C. Jones, Colonel)
* 36th Indiana Infantry(William Grose, Colonel)
4th Division(William Nelson, Brigadier General) 	19th Brigade(William Babcock Hazen, Colonel) 	
* 6th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Walter C. Whitaker, Colonel)
* (II) 9th Indiana Infantry(Gideon C. Moody, Colonel)
* 41st Ohio Infantry(George S. Mygatt, Lieutenant Colonel)
4th Division(William Nelson, Brigadier General) 	22nd Brigade(Sanders D. Bruce, Colonel) 	
* 1st Kentucky Infantry (U)(David A. Enyart, Colonel)
* 2nd Kentucky Infantry (U)(Thomas D. Sedgewick, Colonel)
* 20th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Charles S. Hanson, Lieutenant Colonel)
* 2nd Indiana Cavalry(Edward M. McCook, Lieutenant Colonel)
5th Division(Thomas L. Crittenden, Brigadier General)	11th Brigade(Jeremiah T. Boyle, Brigadier General)	
* (II) 19th Ohio Infantry(Samuel Beatty, Colonel)
* 59th Ohio Infantry(James P. Fyffe, Colonel)
* 9th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Benjamin C. Grider, Colonel)
* 13th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Edward H. Hobson, Colonel)
5th Division(Thomas L. Crittenden, Brigadier General)	14th Brigade(William Sooy Smith, Colonel) 	
* (II) 13th Ohio Infantry(Joseph G. Hawkins, Colonel)
* 11th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Pierce B. Hawkins, Colonel)
* 26th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Cicero Maxwell, Lieutenant Colonel)
5th Division(Thomas L. Crittenden, Brigadier General)	Not Brigaded 	
* 3rd Kentucky Cavalry (U)(James Streshly Jackson, Colonel)
* 1st Ohio Light Artillery / Battery GListed as Battery I in Dyer summary(Joseph Bartlett, Captain)
* 4th United States Artillery / Battery H(John Mendenhall, Captain)
* 4th United States Artillery / Battery M(John Mendenhall, Captain)
6th Division(Thomas J. Wood, Brigadier General) 	20th Brigade(James A. Garfield, Brigadier General)	
* 64th Ohio Infantry(John Ferguson, Colonel)
* 65th Ohio Infantry(Charles Garrison Harker, Colonel)
* 13th Michigan Infantry(Michael Shoemaker, Colonel)
* 51st Indiana Infantry(Abel D. Streight, Colonel)
6th Division(Thomas J. Wood, Brigadier General) 	21st Brigade(George D. Wagner, Colonel) 	
* 15th Indiana Infantry(Gustavus A. Wood, Colonel)
* 40th Indiana Infantry(Mahlon D. Manson, Colonel)
* 57th Indiana Infantry(Cyrus C. Hines, Colonel)
* 24th Kentucky Infantry (U)(Louis Grigsby, Colonel)
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== Confederate Order of Battle == 
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_Confederate_order_of_battle
== Casualties ==
* Union: 1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded, 2,885 captured and missing = Total 13,047
== Notes ==
== Sources ==
* (Pages 641, 648, 843, 846, 847)
* Wikipedia - Battle of Shiloh
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