The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29-May 18, 1863 /

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. The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Woodworth, Steven E., Grear, Charles D., 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Military campaigns.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
United States.
Mississippi > Vicksburg.
Mississippi.
Vicksburg (Mississ.) > Histoire > 1863 (Siege)
Mississippi > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Campagnes et batailles.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Campagnes et batailles.
Vicksburg (Miss.) > History > Siege, 1863.
Mississippi > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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