Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest Battles
The Hornets Nest at Shiloh
S1 • E3 Feb 23, 2000
On April 6, 1862, Confederate forces under General Albert Johnston caught Union forces by surprise near Shiloh Church. The battle culminated in an area along an abandoned wagon road later dubbed 'The Hornet's Nest' due to the ferocity of the fighting.
