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  • Union victory at Shiloh

    With the reinforcements provided by General Don Carlos Buell, Union General Ulysses S. Grant launches a series of successful counterattacks against Confederate lines at the Battle of Shiloh, winning a decisive Federal victory. After withstanding a Confederate onslaught the previous day, Grant's superior force drove the Confederates out of southern Tennessee.

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