Shiloh by Shelby Foote
Shiloh by Shelby Foote outlines the historic 2 day battle on the Tennessee River that forges the friendship between Union Generals U.S. Grant and William T. Sherman.
- The Union army considers the Confederates in Corinth, Ms. to be unprepared for battle and settles into camp to wait for reinforcements.
- But the Rebels see an opportunity and make the first move and attack the unprepared Federals.The first day is a Union loss that shatters the Union confidence until the always calm Grant states to Sherman “we’ll lick them tomorrow”.Follow Shiloh by Shelby Foote as the Federals engage in a savage fight for survival where small groups of men will give their all and make the difference in victory or defeat.