The Battle of Shiloh: The Civil War's Bloody Awakening (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798186922629)

In The Battle of Shiloh: The Civil War's Bloody Awakening, Jack Whitaker tells the gripping true story of the battle that shattered America's expectations of a short war and transformed the struggle for the Western Theater. In April 1862, along the wooded banks of the Tennessee River near Pittsburg Landing, Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Ulysses S. Grant's unsuspecting army. What followed was two days of relentless fighting that left more than 23,000 men dead, wounded, or missing, making Shiloh the bloodiest battle in American history up to that time.

Drawing on official military records, soldiers' letters, battlefield reports, and firsthand accounts, Whitaker reconstructs the chaos of the Confederate dawn assault, the desperate stand at the Hornet's Nest, the death of General Albert Sidney Johnston, and Grant's determined counterattack that reclaimed the field. He brings to life the commanders whose decisions shaped the battle and the ordinary soldiers whose courage and endurance carried them through one of the Civil War's most brutal engagements.

More than the story of a single battle, this book reveals how Shiloh awakened both North and South to the terrible reality of modern war. It marked the beginning of a new phase in the conflict, opened the road deeper into the Confederate heartland, and demonstrated that the Civil War would be decided not by one swift campaign, but by years of sacrifice, determination, and unrelenting struggle.

Author: Jack Whitaker
ISBN-13: 9798186922629
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/12/2026
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d