The battle of Shiloh had brought home to the American people both of the North and South the horror of war.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

The North won the battle of Shiloh.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

On the worst days of combat casualties, he and his senior officers inspired by an anecdote that Petraeus had read quoted what Grant had reportedly said to William Tecumseh Sherman after a day of carnage at the Battle of Shiloh.

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