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The Vicksburg Campaign: Strategy, Battles and Key Figures
Contributor(s): Dougherty, Kevin (Author)
ISBN: 0786497971     ISBN-13: 9780786497973
Publisher: McFarland & Company
OUR PRICE:   $29.65  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: March 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General
Dewey: 973.734
LCCN: 2015005553
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
 
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Publisher Description:
The Union victory at Gettysburg is widely considered the turning point of the Civil War but many scholars consider the capture of Vicksburg the decisive action. Building on a well-established body of literature--including the author's previous work--this book provides a comprehensive narrative and single-volume reference work on the Vicksburg Campaign. The action is traced from Farragut's failed navy-only efforts to bypass the city, through Grant's botched series of canal schemes, to his brilliant series of maneuvers that left Pemberton and his garrison besieged for more than 40 days. Key Union and Confederate players are identified and the strategic circumstances that made Vicksburg the lynchpin of the Western Theater are described. Appendices include information about Vicksburg National Military Park, the Federal and Confederate Orders of Battle and the Medal of Honor at Vicksburg.