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  • Philip Yohe (1818 - 1893)
    Alternately born 1815 in Pennsylvania.
  • James D. Porter, Governor (1828 - 1912)
    James Davis Porter (December 7, 1828–May 18, 1912) was an American politician, educator, and soldier. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1875 to 1879, and was subsequently appointed Assistant Se...
  • George W. Johnson, 1st Confederate Governor of Kentucky (1811 - 1862)
    ) George Washington Johnson (May 27, 1811 – April 8, 1862) was the first Confederate governor of Kentucky. A lawyer-turned-farmer from Scott County, Kentucky, Johnson favored secession as a means of ...
  • Thomas Davidson Christie (1843 - 1921)
    Thomas Davidson Christie (21 Jan 1843 - 25 May 1921) was a Civil War veteran and a missionary and educator in Turkey from 1877 to 1920. He was born in Sion Mills, County Tyrone, Ireland, the son of J...

The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, took place April 6-7, 1862 in southwestern Tennessee. Commanding generals were Ulysses S. Grant, Don Carlos Buell, Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard. The outcome of the battle was a Union victory.

This project is for soldiers of any rank that took part in this battle.

For more information:

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/battle-of-shiloh.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_Union_order_of_battle

http://www.nps.gov/shil/shiloh-150th-anniversary.htm