Day 1 of the Battle of Shiloh : The History of the Fighting that Nearly Ended Ulysses S. Grant’s Civil War Career

“The turning point of our fate." – Jefferson Davis on the death of Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh “Probably no single battle of the war gave rise to such wild and damaging reports.” – William Tecumseh Sherman After Union General Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in early 186