Shiloh, 1862
By: Winston Groom
Contributors: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9781426208744; 9781426209826
Subjects: Campaigns; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-419) and index.
Table of contents: title: A note on weapons, tactics, units, and military customs; title: 1862; title: April is the cruelest month ;; You must be badly scared; title: From failure to fortune; title: Nothing can be done; title: "Unconditional Surrender" Grant; title: This cruel war; title: He looked like an old Viking king; title: I would fight them if there were a million; title: All the furies of Hell broke loose; title: What followed, no man could well describe; title: Like shooting into a flock of sheep; title: It was all a glittering lie; title: I will lead you; title: My God, my God, it is too late!; title: I intend to withdraw; title: Ah! Tom Grafton; title: how mistaken you were!; title: An exalted distinction; title: The Battle of Shiloh and the organizations engaged.