Shiloh (The Civil War Battle Series, Book #2)

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Synopsis
[From the back cover] Ahead of Cory, flashes of light split the early morning grayness. Those were the muzzle flashes of the rifles the Yankees were firing at them, he realized. He stopped trotting forward and brought up his rifle, pulling back the hammer as he did so. He saw a flash not too far ahead of him, aimed toward the spot where it had been, and fired. Then he dropped to one knee and reached for the pouch on his belt, fumbling out one of the paper cartridges. As he bit the end of the cartridge and tore it open with his teeth, he sensed as much as heard something whip past him, just above his head. A feeling colder even than the Tennessee River washed through him. That was a Yankee minie ball that had just missed him, he realized. If he had not knelt down to reload, it would have caught him squarely in the chest. One of the Yankees had aimed at his muzzle flash, just as he had aimed at theirs. His hands shook a little. He forced them to be steady as he poured the powder from the cartridge down the barrel of his rifle, then followed it with a piece of wadding and tamped it home with the ramrod. The conical bullet followed that, and Cory rammed it down as well. He came to his feet as he slid the ramrod back into its slot under the barrel of the rifle. He thumbed back the hammer and put a percussion cap on the strike plate, pressing down so that it was well seated. The rifle was ready to fire again He felt like throwing it down, turning, and running. The firing was fierce all around him. Cory looked for the Texan and saw the man's back disappearing into the gloom up ahead. Cory followed, hoping that he wouldn't run right into a Yankee bullet.
Copyright:
1999

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
360 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781581820485
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
James Reasoner
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
Jim Baugh
Proofread By:
book lover
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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I find myself falling in love with this family. I enjoyed this book because you learn a lot about Cory and his dreams. The book is great and I enjoyed reading it.