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Noun: battle of Pittsburgh Landing
  1. The second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
    - Shiloh, battle of Shiloh

Type of: pitched battle

Part of: American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States

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