Shiloh, 1862
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.
| Main Author: | Groom, Winston, 1944- |
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| Corporate Authors: | National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic Society,
2012.
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Table of 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.