num_pages: 206
description: At the mention of Shiloh most tend to think of two particularly bloody and crucial days in April 1862. The complete story however encompasses much more history than that of the battle itself. While several accounts have taken a comprehensive approach to Shiloh significant gaps still remain in the collective understanding of the battle and battlefield.In The Untold Story of Shiloh Timothy B. Smith fills in those gaps looking beyond two days of battle and offering unique insight into the history of unexplored periods and topics concerning the Battle of Shiloh and the Shiloh National Military Park.This collection of essays some previously unpublished tackles a diverse range of subjects including Shiloh's historiography the myths about the battle that were created and the mindsets that were established after the battle. The book reveals neglected military aspects of the battle such as the naval contribution the climax of the Shiloh campaign at Corinth and the soldiers' views of the battle. The essays also focus on the Shiloh National Military Park's establishment and continuation with particular emphasis on those who played key roles in its creation.Taken together the essays tell the overall story of Shiloh in greater detail than ever before. General readers and historians alike will discover that The Untold Story of Shiloh is an important contribution to their understanding of this crucial episode in the Civil War.Timothy B. Smith is on staff at the Shiloh National Military Park. He is author of Champion Decisive Battle for Vicksburg and This Great Battlefield of History Memory and the Establishment of a Civil War National Military Park.
language: English
title: The Untold Story of Shiloh: The Battle and the Battlefield
publisher: Univ Tennessee Press