What I Saw Of Shiloh

Written by Ambrose Bierce

Narrated by Timothy Patrick Miller

After Shiloh, it is said, the South never smiled again. Bierce’s vivid prose shows why most critics consider this story to be the foundation of all American War literature that followed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: American Listeners Theatre
• Release date: Jan 1, 1980
• ISBN: 9781509473847

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce was an American writer, critic and war veteran. Bierce fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War, eventually rising to the rank of brevet major before resigning from the Army following an 1866 expedition across the Great Plains. Bierce’s harrowing experiences during the Civil War, particularly those at the Battle of Shiloh, shaped a writing career that included editorials, novels, short stories and poetry. Among his most famous works are “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” “The Boarded Window,” “Chickamauga,” and What I Saw of Shiloh. While on a tour of Civil-War battlefields in 1913, Bierce is believed to have joined Pancho Villa’s army before disappearing in the chaos of the Mexican Revolution.

Reviews for What I Saw Of Shiloh

[Sybrina Heine Knorr · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The performer/reader of this text is perfect for this author’s work.