Download or read book Scapegoat of Shiloh written by Kevin Getchell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great controversy surrounds General Lew Wallace at the Battle of Shiloh. General U.S. Grant blamed Wallace for the huge number of casualties the Union suffered, citing a dilatory march and poor choice of route to the battlefield. Wallace was obsessed with these accusations his entire life and wrote Ben-Hur as much to work through the injustice of being labeled a scapegoat as for literary aspirations. This book asserts that something entirely different may be at fault for the astonishing number of men lost. Overlooked in the history of the battle is Grant's own choice of a specific man to carry battle orders to Wallace, a mistake that might have made all the difference. This assertion is supported by newly discovered documents written by an obscure Wisconsin quartermaster as well as evidence in official records. The implications of this choice of messenger virtually vindicate Wallace. By also juxtaposing certain Confederate actions, this book explores the behind-the-scenes struggle during the Battle of Shiloh and its aftermath for the participants.

Download or read book Shiloh written by Larry J. Daniel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862 in the wilderness of south central Tennessee, marked a savage turning point in the Civil War. In this masterful book, Larry Daniel re-creates the drama and the horror of the battle and discusses in authoritative detail the political and military policies that led to Shiloh, the personalities of those who formulated and executed the battle plans, the fateful misjudgments made on both sides, and the heroism of the small-unit leaders and ordinary soldiers who manned the battlefield.

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Download or read book Regimental Publications Personal Narratives of the Civil War Northern States pt 7 Index of names written by Charles Emil Dornbusch and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seeing the Elephant written by Joseph Allan Frank and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2003-02-25 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War, the two-day engagement near Shiloh, Tennessee, in April 1862 left more than 23,000 casualties. Fighting alongside seasoned veterans were more than 160 newly recruited regiments and other soldiers who had yet to encounter serious action. In the phrase of the time, these men came to Shiloh to “see the elephant.” Drawing on the letters, diaries, and other reminiscences of these raw recruits on both sides of the conflict, “Seeing the Elephant” gives a vivid and valuable primary account of the terrible struggle. From the wide range of voices included in this volume emerges a nuanced picture of the psychology and motivations of the novice soldiers and the ways in which their attitudes toward the war were affected by their experiences at Shiloh.

Download or read book Roll of Honor written by United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Military Bibliography of the Civil War written by Charles Emil Dornbusch and published by New York : New York Public Library. This book was released on 1971 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Lest We Forget written by Sharon Tarr and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Fire Underwriters Association of the Northwest written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Dane County Wisconsin Containing an Account of Its Settlement Growth Development and Resources an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities Towns and Villages Their Improvements Industries Manufactories Churches Schools and Societies Its War Record Biographical Sketches Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin Statistics of the State and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States written by Consul Willshire Butterfield and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Dane County Wisconsin Preceded by a History of Wisconsin Statistics of the State and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States written by Consul Willshire Butterfield and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 1310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Letters Home from the Brothertown Boys written by Andrea R. Brucker and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the educated Brothertown Indian men who fought in the Civil War and wrote letters home telling of this horrible war. American Indians, who despite the guarantees from the United States, found that same government continually stripping them of their lands. And, still, they rushed to volunteer their services to defend the Union. The Brothertown Indian Nation is unique from many other tribes in that they are an amalgamated group. They are made up of remnants of the coastal tribes who made the first contact with the whites. As a result of the Great Awakening, a religious movement in New England during the 1740s, many Indian people in southern New England converted to Christianity, including the Mohegan, Pequot, Narragansett, Montauk, Tunxis, and Niantic. As these people tried to live Christian lives in New England, they found it difficult to resist the pressures from whites around them who encouraged them to abuse alcohol, give up farming and sell their lands. By the 1700s, the tribes were poverty stricken, decimated by wars and disease. A small group of young Natives, educated at Eleazer Wheelocks Indian Charity School in Lebanon, Connecticut, became the impetus for forming a new community where they might live amicably together. On November 7, 1784 the band of Christian New England Indians settled on lands given to them by the Oneida Nation in New York and called their Town by the Name of Brotherton, in Indian Eeyam qittoowauconnuck.

Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual Meeting written by Fire Underwriters' Association of the Northwest and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: