SHILOH (Part the Fifteenth)
In which we conclude our discussion of the campaign and battle of Shiloh.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The West Point History of the Civil War” by the United States Military Academy.
SHILOH (Part the Fourteenth)
In which we look at the second day of fighting at the Battle of Shiloh. The battle took place over April 6-7, 1862. This is the next-to-last episode in our Shiloh story arc (so we’ll wrap things up next week!)
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh: Conquer or Perish” by Timothy B. Smith.
SHILOH (Part the Thirteenth)
The “Lick ‘Em Tomorrow Though” Episode
In which we continue telling the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place over April 6-7, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War” by Charles Bracelen Flood.
SHILOH (Part the Twelfth)
In which we continue telling the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862. In this episode we look at the legend of the Hornets’ Nest and then discuss the formation of Grant’s final defensive line.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Soldier’s View: The Civil War Art of Keith Rocco.”
SHILOH (Part the Eleventh)
In which we continue telling the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862. In this episode we discuss the collapse of the Hornets’ Nest.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862” by O. Edward Cunningham, edited by Gary D. Joiner and Timothy B. Smith.
SHILOH (Part the Tenth)
In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is actually two magazine back issues. Blue & Gray magazine, Volume XIV Issues 3 & 4 feature the battle of Shiloh with articles written by Stacy D. Allen, Chief Ranger at Shiloh National Military Park.
SHILOH (Part the Ninth)
In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862. In this episode, we discuss Sherman & McClernand’s counterattack on the Union right, and we look at the wayward march of Lew Wallace’s Third Division.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Shiloh Campaign” edited by Steven E. Woodworth.
SHILOH (Part the Eighth)
In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh: In Hell before Night” by james Lee McDonough.
SHILOH- Death of Albert Sidney Johnston
In which we talk about the death of the Confederate army’s commanding general, Albert Sidney Johnston, during the Battle of Shiloh.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Generals South, Generals North: The Commanders of the Civil War Reconsidered” by Alan Axelrod.
SHILOH (Part the Fifth)
In which we continue to tell the story of the Battle of Shiloh, which took place on April 6-7, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War” by Larry J. Daniel.