Vicksburg : the campaign that opened the Mississippi / Michael B. Ballard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ballard, Michael B., author.

Series:

Civil War America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863.

Vicksburg (Miss.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (509 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a thorough yet concise study of the longest single military campaign of the Civil War, Michael B. Ballard brings depth to our understanding of the Vicksburg campaign by considering its human as well as its military aspects. He examines soldier attitudes, guerrilla warfare, and the effects of the campaign on civilians in and around Vicksburg.

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; Preface; 1 A Town, a River, and War; 2 Summer Stalemate; 3 Counterstrokes and Controversies; Illustrations; 4 Race to Vicksburg; 5 Bloody Bayou and the Wild Goose; 6 Disputes, Diversions, Failures; 7 Turning Point; 8 Port Gibson; 9 Raymond and Jackson; 10 Champion Hill and the Big Black; 11 Assaulting Vicksburg; 12 Siege Operations; 13 Surrender and Second Jackson; 14 Aftermath and Legacies; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [467]-480) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890868190

9780807876213

0807876216

OCLC:

476236340