The battle of Shiloh in east Tennessee, also known as Pittsburg Landing, will be marked this week as the observance of the 150th anniversary of the War Between the States continues. Events of the war are chronicled daily beginning with firing on Fort Sumpter April 12, 1861. Shiloh was fought April 6 and 7 of 1812 and was the bloodiest war n American history at that time. Casualties were extremely high, 13,047 for the North and 10,699 for the South. This can be compared with Iwo Jima, where American casualties numbered 7,000 killed and 19,000 wounded. For those interested PBS will have an hour program on the war at 7 p.m. Central Daylight time.
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