Pittsburg Landing

American  

noun

1. a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.

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Example Sentences

But they are best known for their year-round jet-boat tours in the canyon’s wilderness core — the 32.5 river miles from Pittsburg Landing upstream to Hells Canyon Dam.

From Seattle Times

But they focus their outfitting operations in the wilderness core of canyon - the 32.5 river miles from Pittsburg Landing upstream to Hells Canyon Dam, as well as the nearby Salmon River.

From Washington Times

“At a place they call Pittsburg Landing— somewhere down on the Tennessee River. Grant let hisself git su’prised by the Rebs—papers say that it was Sherman and Buell as saved things. They say it was a vic’try fer us, but they’re down on Grant—make it sound like he’s next of kin to Jeff Davis.”

From Literature

“It’s no town, I guess. Jest a little church near Pittsburg Landing that got caught up in the midst of all the fightin’.”

From Literature

General Halleck had shuffled the generals at Pittsburg Landing after the battle there, assigning Grant to an ineffectual position as assistant commander and taking command of the field himself.

From Literature