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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778558203321

Titolo

The Shiloh campaign [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Steven E. Woodworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale [Ill.], : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-280-69758-X

9786613674548

0-8093-8683-6

1-4416-2369-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Collana

Civil War campaigns in the heartland

Altri autori (Persone)

WoodworthSteven E

Disciplina

973.7/31

Soggetti

Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862

Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

"I must save this army" : Albert Sidney Johnston and the Shiloh Campaign / John R. Lundberg -- A terrible baptism by fire : David Stuart's defense of the Union left / Alexander Mendoza -- Anatomy of an icon : Shiloh's hornet's nest in Civil War memory / Timothy B. Smith -- Intolerably slow : Lew Wallace's march to the battlefield / Steven E. Woodworth -- Soul-stirring music to our ears : gunboats at Shiloh / Gary D. Joiner -- General Beauregard's "complete victory" at Shiloh : an interpretation / Grady McWhiney -- Victory for neither side : Confederate soldier's reactions to the battle of Shiloh / Charles D. Grear -- After Shiloh : Grant, Sherman, and survival / Brooks D. Simpson.

Sommario/riassunto

This title provides new insights into the civil War's bloodiest battle. Steven E. Woodworth has brought together a group of historians to reassess this significant battle and provide in-depth analysis of key aspects of the campaign and its aftermath.