
Ruggle's Left Flank

by American Landscapes
Title
Ruggle's Left Flank
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American Landscapes
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Photograph - Photograph
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During the Battle of Shiloh on April 6–7, 1862, Confederate Gen. Ruggles, on Sunday, April 6, saw eleven Confederate charges against the Union line known as "The Hornets Nest" fail. He sent word to his commanders to "Get every gun you can find." Subsequently, artillery was collected from every part of the field and lined up in a row of which included 11 batteries with 62 cannons ( according to Ruggles - 53 according to other sources ), now known as "Ruggles's Battery" (the biggest concentration of Artillery ever assembled in the history of North America up to that point), which hammered the Hornets Nest for over an hour until the last Confederate charge broke the Union line at around 5:30 p.m., forcing it to surrender, 12 hours after the battle had started.
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January 8th, 2022
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