Shiloh
The Federal Army with 12,447 casualties, including prisoners and missing.
Union casualties in the Battle of Shiloh were: 1,754 killed,8,408 wounded, 2,885 missing
the battle of Shiloh was a very bloddy battle. Total casualties -- dead, wounded, or missing -- for the Union Army were 13,047 (1754 dead) and for the Confederate Army, 10,699 (1728 killed). This total of 23,746 military combat casualties in a two-day battle is greater than the U.S. combat casualties in either the entire War of 1812 (6765) or the Mexican-American War (5885).
The Confederate forces are reported to have suffered about 10,699 casualties in the battle:1,728 killed 8,012 wounded959 captured/missing
There were approximately 13,000 Union casualties at the Battle of Shiloh.
No. The battle that had the highest casualties for one day was Antietam. Gettysburg's 3-day battle was the bloodiest. Shiloh was the first large battle in Spring of 1862 with thousands of casualties. When people read about this, they realized the war would be long and very bloody.
Union and Confederate forces suffered severe casualties at the Battle of Shiloh. Confederate casualties amounted to 10, 699 and Union casualties were 13, 047. This battle was the bloodiest one in the war at that time in April 1862.
Shiloh
The Federal Army with 12,447 casualties, including prisoners and missing.
Union casualties in the Battle of Shiloh were: 1,754 killed,8,408 wounded, 2,885 missing
No, The Battle of Shiloh had more casualties. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Antietam, however, stands as the bloodiest single day of combat and in terms of killed and wounded they are very nearly the same.
the battle of Shiloh was a very bloddy battle. Total casualties -- dead, wounded, or missing -- for the Union Army were 13,047 (1754 dead) and for the Confederate Army, 10,699 (1728 killed). This total of 23,746 military combat casualties in a two-day battle is greater than the U.S. combat casualties in either the entire War of 1812 (6765) or the Mexican-American War (5885).
The Confederate forces are reported to have suffered about 10,699 casualties in the battle:1,728 killed 8,012 wounded959 captured/missing
At the time that Shiloh was fought, it had the highest number of casualties of any battle in American History. It was later surpassed by Antietam and Gettysburg.
The Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862 was a major two day battle. Casualties on both sides were very high. It was a Northern victory however, Union General Sherman remarked that the death toll was so high that General Grant was deeply effected by the battle. Sherman elaborated on this in his memoirs.
"The Battle of Shiloh" is different from "The First Battle of Bull Run" because "The First Battle of Bull Run" had less casualties and because "The First Battle of Bull Run" was the first major battle of the civil war. "The battle of Shiloh" was a two day battle and it was led by Albert Sydney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard. They were both strong fighters and they led the confederate army in a surprise attack.