Historical Events tagged with "beauguard"
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Union Forces Defeat Confederates at Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862 near Shiloh, Tennessee, witnessed the Union Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio clashing with the Confederate Army of Mississippi. Over two days of intense fighting, both sides faced heavy casualties, but Union forces ultimately secured a strategic victory under the command of Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Don Carlos Buell. The battle highlighted the fierce determination of the Confederacy and the expanding scope of the Civil War as thousands of men engaged in one of the bloodiest battles of the conflict.
Continue ReadingUnion Forces Surrender Fort Sumter
After a 34-hour bombardment, Union forces surrendered Fort Sumter to Confederate forces. The attack commenced on April 12 and was strategically significant as it marked the beginning of open hostilities in the American Civil War. The Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard led the assault on the Federal stronghold located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The Fort's surrender was filled with patriotic fervor for the South and foreshadowed the larger conflict that would ensue for the next four years.
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