Tennessee was a significant battleground and a strategic location. It was used for numerous key battles like fort Donelson, Shiloh, stones river, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Franklin and Nashville. All of the battles that happened had caused a ton of destruction throughout Tennessee. Tennessee used much strategy because of its location and transportation availability. They used a lot of railroads and rivers to transport troops and supplies.the middle and west were largely sympathetic to the confederates while the east had significant union dedication. Finally Tennessee was heavily involved in the civil war, they saw numerous major battles.

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Both the Union and Confederate were trying for strategic advantages in the western theater of the American civil war. Johnston took advantage by attacking grant at Shiloh on the Tennessee river( April 6th). Union was close to defeat but great effort by grant caused the attack to be halted and then driven back. The Union had successfully killed Johnston, which caused the replacement by Peirce G.T. Beauregard to order a withdraw. In the end the Union forces which was the main aggressor during the battle, suffered 13,000 men while the confederacy had only suffered 10,500. One event that proves that Grant (The union) were the main aggressors was that Grant had planned to march on corinth Mississippi to major general Albert S. Johnston with 40,000 of his men.

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This battle took place february, 1802.

The union took action first by getting a nice quick win to start off the war. This battle took place on the cumberland River in Tennessee. This was very important to the civil war because it marked a significant early win to the union Forced in February.

He was born in Tennessee but now he is in the Texas. He served in the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836. He received a colonels soumission in Confederacy's army in February 1861.Although many of other men have had training he did not. He was given the task of securing the surrender of the main federal forces in Texas. He was promoted to major general in may, Which he then was in charge of indian territory. He successfully forged pro confederacy alliances with the local native American tribes. His untrained army was able to pull off a victory over the union forces at Wilson's Creek, Missouri. He sent general earl van dorch over to keep peace between the two. Earl had died on the first day trying to keep peace.“Benjamin McCulloch.”

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All about John Bell

John Bell was named the Lieutenant General and he was in the civil war while favoring the Confederates. He was born on June 29, 1831 in Owingsville, Kentucky in 1831 and a west point Graduate. and he died just 48 years later. John was o of the most progressed leaders in the confederate history of the civil war. He served in California And Texas for the U.S Military. He later resigned his commission in april of 1861 to join the confederacy as a cavalry captain. He was then promoted to colonel of the Texas 4th infantry. He distinguished himself by leading his brigade in a charge that Broke the Union line. while debatable the most successful confederate performance in the Seven days battle; and he escaped without an injury. While every officer in his attack was killed or wounded. John Bell eventually ended up becoming president which is why he is such an important political figure.

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