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Author:

Groom, Winston, 1944-

Title:

Shiloh, 1862 / Winston Groom.

Publisher:

National Geographic Society,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

446 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
United States--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
Tennessee--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Other Authors:

National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-419) and index.

Contents:

A note on weapons, tactics, units, and military customs-- 1862 -- April is the cruelest month ;; You must be badly scared -- From failure to fortune -- Nothing can be done -- "Unconditional Surrender" Grant -- This cruel war -- He looked like an old Viking king -- I would fight them if there were a million -- All the furies of Hell broke loose -- What followed, no man could well describe -- Like shooting into a flock of sheep -- It was all a glittering lie -- I will lead you -- My God, my God, it is too late! -- I intend to withdraw -- Ah! Tom Grafton-- how mistaken you were! -- An exalted distinction -- The Battle of Shiloh and the organizations engaged.

Summary:

In this gripping telling of the first "great and terrible" battle of the Civil War, Groom describes the dramatic events of April 6 and 7, 1862, when a bold surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant's encamped troops and the bloody battle that ensued would alter the timbre of the war.

ISBN:

1426209827 (deluxe ed.)
9781426209826 (deluxe ed.)
142620874X
9781426208744

LCCN:

2012372339

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