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The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29-May 18, 1863 / edited by Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Civil War Campaigns in the West Series
- Civil War campaigns in the heartland
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vicksburg (Miss.)-History-Siege, 1863.
- Mississippi-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Campaigns.
- United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Campaigns.
- Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863.
- Vicksburg (Miss.).
- Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- Mississippi.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (268 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ulysses S.Grant's ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history.
- Contents:
- Running the gauntlet: the effectiveness of combined forces in the Vicksburg Campaign / Gary D. Joiner
- "Through the heart of rebel country": the history and memory of Grierson's Raid / Charles D. Grear
- "In the enemy's country": Port Gibson and the turning point of the Vicksburg Campaign / Jason M. Frawley
- Roads to Raymond / J. Parker Hills
- The first capture and occupation of Jackson, Mississippi / Steven E. Woodworth
- "I am too late": Joseph E. Johnston and the Vicksburg Campaign / John R. Lundberg
- Grant, McClernand, and Vicksburg: a clash of personalities and backgrounds / Michael B. Ballard
- "Developed by circumstances": Grant, intelligence, and the Vicksburg Campaign / William B. Feis
- "A victory could hardly have been more complete": the Battle of Big Black River Bridge / Timothy B. Smith
- The "stealing tour": soldiers and civilians in Grant's march to Vicksburg / Steven Nathaniel Dossman
- Politics, policy, and General Grant: Clausewitz on the operational art as practiced in the Vicksburg Campaign / Paul L. Schmelzer.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-3270-1
- OCLC:
- 858764929
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