Cannon and monument to Ohio troops at Grant’s Left Flank

SHILOH BATTLEFIELD TOUR STOP #21

One of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston’s original strategies was to attack the Union left (nearest to the Tennessee River) and drive the troops away from Pittsburg Landing, which never did happen. The Grant’s Left Flank stop on the tour of Shiloh National Military Park marks the general location of how far the Confederates progressed on the first day of fighting before stalling. The final attack came around 6 PM, but Union gunboats and two artillery batteries kept the Confederates at bay. A half hour later, the Confederates retreated back to join their main lines. The battle would resume in the morning.

All there is to see at the Grant’s Left Flank tour stop are a few Union cannon and an information panel with a battle map.