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"Before we had gone five hundred paces, our serenity was disturbed by some desultory firing in front. It was then a quarter-past five. 'They are at it already,' we whispered to each other. 'Stand by, gentlemen,' - for we were all gentlemen volunteers at this time, - said our Captain, L. G. Smith. Our steps became unconsciously brisker, and alertness was noticeable in everybody. The firing continued at intervals deliberate and scattered, as at target-practice. We drew nearer to the firing, and soon a sharper rattling of musketry was heard. 'That is the enemy waking up,' we said. Within a few minutes, there was another explosive burst of musketry, the air was pierced by many missiles, which hummed and pinged sharply by our ears, pattered through the tree-tops and brought twigs and leaves down on us. 'Those are bullets,' Henry whispered with awe."

- Henry Morton Stanley

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The Union was led to victory under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant.

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General Albert Sidney led the Confederate soldiers into battle on the first day, but became mentally unstable and was replaced by General Pierre Beauregard.

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- This Union victory enabled them to advance into orthern Mississippi
- 23,000 casualties, the bloodiest battle in American history
- The Union had a bigger loss in soldiers, but made the Confederates retreat

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- 40,000 Confederate troops under the command of General Albert Sidney Johnston attacked union soldiers in Pittsburgh by the Tennessee River.
- The First attack took the Union by surprise and  forced the to fall back to their camps.
- Finally a battle line was established known as "The Hornets Nest".
- This line held for General Ulysses S. Grant and his force of 65,000 Union soldiers, causing many filed confederate attacks and many casualties.
- The Union had access to mass artillery, which helped put the union on the offensive.
- By the Morning, the union had been reinforced, outnumbering the Confederacy 54,000 to 30,000.
- General Grant launched a counter attack and eventually overpowered the Confederates leading to another Union victory.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K7JoF6KdDdXC0HbWPnvqILqCpvY3BDEzRgBphc2tcUE/edit?usp=sharing

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April 6th - April 7th, 1862