Attack at Daylight and Whip Them
The Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862
Ranked #34 in Civil Service
Attack at daylight and whip them--that was the Confederate plan on the morning of April 6, 1862. The unsuspecting Union Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, had gathered on the banks of its namesake river at a spot called Pittsburg Landing, ready to strike deep into the heart of Tennessee Confederates, commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston. Johnston's troops were reeling from setbacks earlier in the year and had decided to reverse their fortunes by taking the fight to the Federals.
Johnston planned to attack them at daylight and drive them into... more
Johnston planned to attack them at daylight and drive them into... more
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