Kamis, 26 Januari 2017

‘Lick ’em to-morrow, though’: First Day at the Battle of Shiloh

Soldiers on both sides expected the Federals to retreat after the first day at Shiloh; Grant had other ideas. Elements of three of General Buell’s five divisions were at Pittsburg Landing by dawn April 7, and the placement of those Army of the Ohio brigades on the left allowed Grant to squeeze his army’s line …

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