Shiloh, in Hell Before Night
- ISBN-10
- 0870492322
- ISBN-13
- 9780870492327
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977-06-01
- Publisher
- Univ. of Tennessee Press
- Author
- James Lee McDonough
Description
A detailed investigation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War looks at events and participants to illuminate the controversy surrounding the engagement and to explore the factors creating the disorganization that characterized the battle and led to so many deaths
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