Shiloh William Tecumseh Sherman

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detail sherman memorial, washington, d. c.


after grant captured fort donelson, sherman got wish serve under grant when assigned on march 1, 1862, army of west tennessee commander of 5th division. first major test under grant @ battle of shiloh. massive confederate attack on morning of april 6, 1862, took of senior union commanders surprise. sherman had dismissed intelligence reports received militia officers, refusing believe confederate general albert sidney johnston leave base @ corinth. took no precautions beyond strengthening picket lines, , refused entrench, build abatis, or push out reconnaissance patrols. @ shiloh, may have wished avoid appearing overly alarmed in order escape kind of criticism had received in kentucky. had written wife that, if took more precautions, d call me crazy again .


despite being caught unprepared attack, sherman rallied division , conducted orderly, fighting retreat helped avert disastrous union rout. finding grant @ end of day sitting under oak tree in darkness , smoking cigar, sherman felt, in words, wise , sudden instinct not mention retreat . in become 1 of notable conversations of war, sherman said simply: well, grant, ve had devil s own day, haven t we? after puff of cigar, grant replied calmly: yes. lick em tomorrow, though. sherman proved instrumental successful union counterattack of april 7, 1862. @ shiloh, sherman wounded twice—in hand , shoulder—and had 3 horses shot out under him. performance praised grant , halleck , after battle, , promoted major general of volunteers, effective may 1, 1862.


beginning in late april, union force of 100,000 moved against corinth, under halleck s command grant relegated second-in-command; sherman commanded division on extreme right of union s right wing (under george h. thomas). shortly after union forces occupied corinth on may 30, sherman persuaded grant not leave command, despite serious difficulties having halleck. sherman offered grant example own life, before battle of shiloh, cast down mere newspaper assertion of crazy , single battle gave me new life, , m in high feather. told grant that, if remained in army, happy accident might restore favor , true place . in july, grant s situation improved when halleck left east become general-in-chief, , sherman became military governor of occupied memphis.








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