Pittsburg Landing

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Pittsburg Landing is a riverside location on the Tennessee River that served as the primary Union landing and staging area during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh.

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Label Occurrences
Pittsburg Landing canonical 2
Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic location
riverside landing
associatedWith Don Carlos Buell
Ulysses S. Grant
Army of the Tennessee
surface form: Union Army of the Tennessee
battlefieldFunction disembarkation point for Union reinforcements
evacuation point for wounded soldiers
controlledBy Union forces during Battle of Shiloh
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentStatus part of Shiloh National Military Park
dateOfMajorEvent April 6–7, 1862
hasHistoricalSignificance major Union base of operations at Battle of Shiloh
hasMemorials Civil War monuments
hasNearbyFeature Tennessee River bluffs
river landing wharf area
hasRole primary Union landing at Battle of Shiloh
hasTransportationRole historic river transport point
locatedIn Hardin County, Tennessee
Tennessee
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn Tennessee River
namedAfter Pittsburg family or local settler named Pittsburg
near Shiloh Church
Shiloh battlefield area
surface form: Shiloh National Military Park
partOf Shiloh battlefield area
tourism Civil War heritage site
usedAs Union Army landing site
staging area
usedDuring American Civil War
Battle of Shiloh

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Battle of Shiloh notableLocation Pittsburg Landing
boosted the reputation of Ulysses S. Grant near Pittsburg Landing
subject surface form: Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Pittsburg Landing location Pittsburg Landing
this entity surface form: Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee