The Devil's Own Day: A novel of Shiloh

August, 1885. A New York City funeral compels Cabney Russell to revisit the past. In the spring of 1862 he was touched by fire as a young war correspondent when he traveled with the Union Army in its pursuit of a knockout blow against the enemy. Now, some twenty years removed, and a thousand miles distant from life-changing events, the shock and brutality of the experience still evokes pain. Excited to be part of a great adventure, Russell soon discovers that his notions of war and the army are simple and naive. General Ulysses Grant appears ready to gain control of the war in the West when easy victories at Forts Henry and Donelson opens a corridor to invade the South. Intent on complete victory, he stalks the Rebel Army, commanded by the cunning Albert Sidney Johnson, as it beats a hasty retreat. Johnson, outnumbered and facing sure defeat, concocts a desperate plan; he hopes to catch the enemy napping when Grant encamps along the Tennessee River to wait for reinforcements before launching his own attack. Dogged by jealous and incompetent subordinates and an interfering superior in General Henry Halleck, Grant remains imbued with over-confidence. A fateful confrontation awaits all on the bloody fields of Shiloh.
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Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Kingseed, Wyatt
Binding: Hardcover
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