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One of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War, the two-day engagement near Shiloh, Tennessee, in April 1862 left more than 23,000 casualties. Fighting alongside seasoned veterans were more than 160 newly recruited regiments and other soldiers who had yet to encounter serious action. In the phrase of the time, these men came to Shiloh to "see the elephant."
Drawing on the letters, diaries, and other reminiscences of these raw recruits on both sides of the conflict, "Seeing the Elephant" gives a vivid and valuable primary account of the terrible struggle.
From the wide range of voices included in this volume emerges a nuanced picture of the psychology and motivations of the novice soldiers and the ways in which their attitudes toward the war were affected by their experiences at Shiloh.
| Acknowledgments vi Introduction 1 Historical Prologue: The Shiloh Campaign 11 1. Mobilization 17 2. "The Tented Field" 47 3. Campaigning 65 4. "Seeing the Elephant" 87 5. Tactical Reappraisals 129 6. Strategic and Political Assessment 167 Bibliography 185 Index 201 Illustrations follow page 86 | "Outstanding work. A significant study to those who believe there is still much to be learned about wars and the men who fight in them."—Civil War History
"The accounts of the young volunteers . . . take readers to the front and confront them with the horrors of Civil War combat."—American Historical Review
"This is an intriguing book which deserves a wide reading."—Civil War News
|Joseph Allan Frank taught at the University of Ottawa until his retirement in 1999 and is now an adjunct faculty member teaching Civil War History in the Department of History, Political Science, and Law at Webster University in St. Louis. The late George A. Reaves (d. 1994) was chief of interpretation and resources management at Shiloh National Park.
Drawing on the letters, diaries, and other reminiscences of these raw recruits on both sides of the conflict, "Seeing the Elephant" gives a vivid and valuable primary account of the terrible struggle.
From the wide range of voices included in this volume emerges a nuanced picture of the psychology and motivations of the novice soldiers and the ways in which their attitudes toward the war were affected by their experiences at Shiloh.
| Acknowledgments vi Introduction 1 Historical Prologue: The Shiloh Campaign 11 1. Mobilization 17 2. "The Tented Field" 47 3. Campaigning 65 4. "Seeing the Elephant" 87 5. Tactical Reappraisals 129 6. Strategic and Political Assessment 167 Bibliography 185 Index 201 Illustrations follow page 86 | "Outstanding work. A significant study to those who believe there is still much to be learned about wars and the men who fight in them."—Civil War History
"The accounts of the young volunteers . . . take readers to the front and confront them with the horrors of Civil War combat."—American Historical Review
"This is an intriguing book which deserves a wide reading."—Civil War News
|Joseph Allan Frank taught at the University of Ottawa until his retirement in 1999 and is now an adjunct faculty member teaching Civil War History in the Department of History, Political Science, and Law at Webster University in St. Louis. The late George A. Reaves (d. 1994) was chief of interpretation and resources management at Shiloh National Park.
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