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The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29-May 18, 1863
Contributor(s): Woodworth, Steven E. (Editor), Grear, Charles D. (Editor), Ballard, Michael B. (Contribution by)
ISBN: 0809332698     ISBN-13: 9780809332694
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
OUR PRICE:   $32.18  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - United States
- History | United States - 19th Century
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Dewey: 973.734
LCCN: 2013001623
Series: Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
 
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Publisher Description:

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 crucial elements and colorful personalities.

Encompassed in this first of five planned volumes on the Vicksburg campaign are examinations of the pivotal events that comprised the campaign's maneuver stage, from March to May of 1863. The collection sheds new light on Grant's formidable intelligence network of former slaves, Mississippi loyalists, and Union spies; his now legendary operations to deceive and confuse his Confederate counterparts; and his maneuvers from the perspective of classic warfare. Also presented are insightful accounts of Grant's contentious relationship with John A. McClernand during the campaign; interactions between hostile Confederate civilians and Union army troops; and the planning behind such battles as Grierson's Raid, Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, and Big Black River Bridge.


Contributor Bio(s): Woodworth, Steven E.: - Steven E. Woodworth, a professor of history at Texas Christian University, is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including This Great Struggle: America's Civil War, Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865, and Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West. He is a coeditor of the Civil War Campaigns in the West series.
Smith, Timothy B.: - Timothy B. Smith teaches history at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He has published fifteen books on the Civil War, including Grant Invades Tennessee: The 1862 Battles for Forts Henry and Donelson and Shiloh: Conquer or Perish.
Grear, Charles D.: - Charles D. Grear is a professor of history and the online manager for history and geography at Central Texas College. A specialist on Texas and the Civil War, he is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of six books, including The Chattanooga Campaign, Why Texans Fought in the Civil War, and The House Divided: America in the Era of the Civil War. He is a coeditor of the Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland series.