Ajit Pai @AjitPai
OTD in 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began. The Union would prevail, but per @Battlefields, "the carnage was unprecedented" (≈24K casualties) such that "both sides realized the magnitude of the conflict, which would be longer and bloodier than they could have imagined." https://t.co/URwNe79tCZ — PolitiTweet.org