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University of Illinois Press, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 714 pages. "The first four volumes of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, published in the late nineteenth century, became the best selling and most frequently cited works ever published on the Civil War. Volume 5, assembled by the acclaimed military historian Peter Cozzens ...
*Illustrated *Includes Table of Contents After the American Civil War began in April 1861, Ulysses S. Grant made a meteoric rise to the top of the Union war effort. Illinois. On April 6, 1862 a determined full-force attack from the Confederate Army took place at the Battle of Shiloh; the objective was to destroy the entire Western Union offensive once for all.
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a small, undistinguished church named Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing on ...
Ulysses S. Grant ». The Election of 1864 ». Henry W. Halleck ». George B. McClellan ». William T. Sherman ». Joseph E. Johnston ». Braxton Bragg ». Robert E. Lee ». Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
About the Author Peter Cozzens is a Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State and the author or editor of many books on the Civil War, including Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 5; General John Pope: A Life for the Nation; and the trilogy No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River, This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga, and The Shipwreck of Their ...
Author: Edited by Peter Cozzens. An indispensable must-have book for all Civil War buffs and historians, bringing together little-known and never before gathered articles, maps, and illustrations. Paper – $20.95. 978-0-252-07450-9. eBook – $14.95. 978-0-252-09850-5. Publication Date.
noun. trench. noun. Union. adjective. The United States Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, featured many major and minor engagements, and military actions. Among the most significant were the First Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Vicksburg Campaign.
