Format:
1 Online-Ressource (268 pages)
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illustrations, maps
ISBN:
9780809332700
Series Statement:
Civil War campaigns in the heartland
Content:
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 in two, gave control of the river to Union forces, and delivered a devastating blow from which the South never fully recovered. Editors Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear have assembled essays by prominent and emerging scholars, who contribute astute analysis of this famous campaign's most
Note:
Cover; Jacket flaps; The Confederate Heartland map; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Running the Gauntlet: The Effectiveness of Combined Forces in the Vicksburg Campaign, by Gary D. Joiner; 2. "Through the Heart of Rebel Country" : The History and Memory of Grierson's Raid, by Charles D. Grear; 3. "In the Enemy's Country" : Port Gibson and the Turning Point of the Vicksburg Campaign, by Jason M. Frawley; 4. Roads to Raymond, by J. Parker Hills; 5. The First Capture and Occupation of Jackson, Mississippi, by Steven E. Woodworth
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6. "I Am Too Late" : Joseph E. Johnston and the Vicksburg Campaign, by John R. LundbergGallery of Illustrations; 7. Grant, McClernand, and Vicksburg: A Clash of Personalities and Backgrounds, by Michael B. Ballard; 8. "Developed by Circumstances" : Grant, Intelligence, and the Vicksburg Campaign, by William B. Feis; 9. "A Victory Could Hardly Have Been More Complete" : The Battle of Big Black River Bridge, by Timothy B. Smith; 10. The "Stealing Tour" : Soldiers and Civilians in Grant's March to Vicksburg. by Steven Nathaniel Dossman
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11. Politics, Policy, and General Grant: Clausewitz on the Operational Art as Practiced in the Vicksburg Campaign, by Paul L. SchmelzerContributors; Index; Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland; Other Books in the Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland series; Back Cover
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780809332694
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29-May 18, 1863
Language:
English
Keywords:
Vicksburg-Feldzug
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