The decision was always my own : Ulysses S. Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Timothy B., 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2018]
Series:World of Ulysses S. Grant.
Subjects:
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885 > Military leadership.
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885
1863
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Command of troops
Vicksburg (Miss.) > History > Siege, 1863.
Vicksburg (Mississ.) > Histoire > 1863 (Siège)
Mississippi > Vicksburg
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: the military education of Ulysses S. Grant
  • "I go forward with the advance"
  • "To command the expedition down the river in person"
  • "The problem is a difficult one, but I shall certainly solve it"
  • "I thought that war anyhow was a risk"
  • "You can do a great deal in eight days"
  • "To carry Vicksburg by assault"
  • "The work of reducing the enemy by regular approaches"
  • "Vicksburg has surrendered"
  • Epilogue: "I do not expect to be still."

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