Day 1 of the Battle of Shiloh: The History of the Fighting that Nearly Ended Ulysses S. Grant's Civil War Career

ISBN: 9781532958304
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*Includes pictures
*Includes accounts of the fighting by generals and soldiers on both sides
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents

“The turning point of our fate." – Jefferson Davis on the death of Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh

“Probably no single battle of the war gave rise to such wild and damaging reports.” – William Tecumseh Sherman

After Union General Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in early 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston, widely considered the Confederacy’s best general, concentrated his forces in northern Georgia and prepared for a major offensive that culminated with the biggest battle of the war to that point, the Battle of Shiloh. On the morning of April 6, Johnston directed an all out attack on Grant’s army around Shiloh Church, and though Grant’s men had been encamped there, they had failed to create defensive fortifications or earthworks. They were also badly caught by surprise. With nearly 45,000 Confederates attacking, Johnston’s army began to steadily push Grant’s men back toward the river.
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