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Events on Monday 7 April 1862 1
1862Battle of ShilohBloody two-day battle in TennesseeConfederate forces launched a surprise attack on Union troops near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, before being repulsed on the second day. The battle produced roughly 23,000 combined casualties, the highest of the war to that point.