Title: Shadow of Shiloh : Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War /
Authors: Stephens, Gail.
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Wallace, Lew,; United States. Biography.; Generals United States Biography; Soldiers Indiana Biography.; United States History Biography.; United States History Campaigns.
Contents: The hoosier boy becomes a soldier -- First service: spring and summer 1861 -- Winter of discontent, Paducah, 1861-62 -- Doing his duty with honor -- Waiting: Lew Wallace at Crump's Landing, March-April 1862 -- The fog of war: April 6, 1862 -- Death and destruction: April 7, 1862 -- Aftermath -- Slow march to the "great, intolerant rebel city" : April through June 1862 -- Summer 1862: "my very great mistake" -- Opportunities: August-September 1862 -- Managing "hell": Camp Chase, September 1862 and beyond -- President of the Buell Commission: November 1862 to May 1863 -- "Nothing doing": spring 1863 to March 1864 -- Assignment: the Middle Department, 1864 -- "His will is the law": Middle Department commander, March 1864-July 1865 -- Monocacy: Horatius at the bridge -- The battle: July 9, 1864 -- Consequences -- Texas and the Mexican connection, 1865 -- Two trials: April to November 1865 -- Success and Shiloh.