Kevin Getchell

Scapegoat of Shiloh

The Distortion of Lew Wallace's Record by U.S. Grant

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A great controversy surrounds General Lew Wallace at the Battle of Shiloh. General U.S. Grant blamed Wallace for the huge number of casualties the Union suffered, citing a dilatory march and poor choice of route to the battlefield. Wallace was obsessed with these accusations his entire life and wrote Ben-Hur as much to work through the injustice of being labeled a scapegoat as for literary aspirations. This book asserts that something entirely different may be at fault for the astonishing number of men lost. Overlooked in the history of the battle is Grant's own choice of a specific man to carry battle orders to Wallace, a mistake that might have made all the difference. This assertion is supported by newly discovered documents written by an obscure Wisconsin quartermaster as well as evidence in official records. The implications of this choice of messenger virtually vindicate Wallace. By also juxtaposing certain Confederate actions, this book explores the behind-the-scenes struggle during the Battle of Shiloh and its aftermath for the participants.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9780786472093
• ISBN-10: 078647209X
• Artikelnr.: 36838880

Autorenporträt

Writer Kevin Getchell lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments
ix Foreword
1 Preface
5
1.
Before the Fame Came
9
2.
The Hard Foot of Uncle Sam in Hardin County, Tennessee
16
3.
Steaming Situations That Shaped the Battle
22
4.
The Problem with Napoleon
41
5.
Precursors and Premonitions
49
6.
Forrest's Movements
59
7.
While Waiting for Grant
65
8.
"I smell the blood," said an Englishman
81
9.
Setting the Stage for a Scapegoating
88 10.
The Need for a Cover-up
98 11.
Critical Decisions
121 12.
For Want of a Horse
129 13.
No Arrangements for Supply
138 14.
Cutting Off the Head of the Supply and Transportation Corps
148 15.
A Tangled Web
163 16.
The Cost
178 17.
Elephants
189 18.
The Ongoing Battle of Shiloh
196 Appendix A: The Derickson Documents
209 Appendix B: Pertinent Complete Reports from The Of
cial Records of the War of the Rebellion
222 Chapter Notes
255 Bibliography
263 Index
269