major Union base of operations at Battle of Shiloh

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Civil War battlefield site Union military base of operations

The major Union base of operations at the Battle of Shiloh was a strategically vital riverside staging area on the Tennessee River that served as the primary foothold and supply hub for Union forces during the engagement.

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Label	Occurrences
major Union base of operations at Battle of Shiloh canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Civil War battlefield site ⓘ Union military base of operations ⓘ
associatedWithBattle	Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderAtBattle	Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure	under overall Union command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfBattle	April 6–7, 1862 ⓘ
locatedIn	Hardin County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRole	evacuation and medical evacuation point ⓘ logistical base ⓘ troop concentration area ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Savannah, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Confederate Army of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Shiloh National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentDayUse	historic site and visitor area within Shiloh National Military Park ⓘ
reinforcementsArrivedFrom	Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedAs	Union riverside staging area at the Battle of Shiloh ⓘ major Union base of operations at the Battle of Shiloh ⓘ primary Union supply hub at the Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
strategicImportance	enabled rapid movement of Union troops by river transport ⓘ provided secure foothold on the west bank of the Tennessee River ⓘ served as main depot for Union ammunition and supplies ⓘ served as primary point for landing Union reinforcements ⓘ
terrainFeature	river bluff and landing area ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
transportMode	steamboat ⓘ
usedBy	Union Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Pittsburg Landing → hasHistoricalSignificance → major Union base of operations at Battle of Shiloh ⓘ