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Civil War/Civil War Broadsides: Broadside Condemns U.S. Grant for Shiloh Defeat

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Civil War/Civil War Broadsides: Broadside Condemns U.S. Grant for Shiloh Defeat
c. 1862, Broadside: "SHILOH! Campaign of 1862..." for sale by Applegate & Co., Cincinnati, OH, 17.5" x 11.5", Fine. Matted and framed to 20.75" x 16.5". A large broadside recounting the events leading up to the Battle of Shiloh, in which Gen. Halleck, Gen. Grant and his forces suffered heavy losses, March and April, 1862. Apparently a synopsis of the Shiloh events was compiled and prepared for sale to the public, according to the authors of this broadside: "Grant was restored to command on March 11 to arrange the defeat of the Union Army at Shiloh. / Attacked April 6, 1862, while scattered and defenceless, to insure the defeat for the benefit of Grant and the 'Army Ring.' ... Grant leaves the field for the landing at 11 to 12 a.m. Writes to Buell that reinforcements to meet 100,000 rebels may / POSSIBLY / save the day; then goes to his boat with his horses to wait for the rebels or Buell.... Grant's only merit, for which he holds his present position, is the organized defeat of Shiloh, and one year's delay of the war by agreement with the cabal.... Synopsis of this work to be had at --OHUN & Co., Washington, D.C." A sharp, clear printing, with splits at center and horizontal folds, reinforced with archival tape. A few other small holes of minor consequence, and two sections where handwritten comments are added in purple ink. A fascinating, historical glimpse of how some critical northerners viewed Gen. Grant and others during the Civil War.