(n)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, Syn.battle of Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landing
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n. [ Heb. shīlōh, literally, quiet, rest, fr. shālāh to rest. ] (Script.) A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as “the Messiah, ” or as the city “Shiloh, ” or as “Rest.” [ 1913 Webster ]