098 The Civil War: Shiloh

One of the iconic battles of the Civil War is Shiloh. Grant had
seen nothing but success since he began his campaign at the
beginning of the year. That run would come to an abrupt halt at
Shiloh in April of 1862. Desperate to stop Grant, Albert Sidney
Johnston was able to assemble an army and attacked. While the
Confederates were able to gain an edge over Grant with a surprise
attack, Union troops doggedly defended their ground. As the
battle dragged on, Johnston was killed and command passed to PGT
Beauregard who put a halt to operations. The next day,
reinforced, Grant pushed Beauregard back. While Grant was stung
by criticism, and demoted, he learned from his mistakes and
showed what he was made of sterner stuff. Take a listen!


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