Shiloh, 1862

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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.

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Full title :Shiloh, 1862 / Winston Groom.

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Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):National Geographic Society
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (446 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781426208799, 1426208790, 9781299565852, 1299565859
oclc:ocn785573795
LC Classification:E473.54
Dewey Decimal:973.7/31

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.

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Bataille de Shiloh, Tenn., 1862 Civil War Period (1850-1877) États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Gu… History HISTORY -- State & Local -- United Stat… Military campaigns Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 Tennessee Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861… United States United States -- History -- Civil War, …