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'Retreat of the Confederates from Shiloh', (1878). The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle of the American Civil War, fought in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee. After initial success, the Confederates were eventually forced to retreat by Union counter-attacks. At the time the battle was the bloodiest in American history, with over 10,000 casualties on either side. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 3, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1878]