Vicksburg: Fall of the Confederate Gibraltar Contributor(s): Winschel, Terrence J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1893114007 ISBN-13: 9781893114005 Publisher: State House Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: From the beginning of the Civil War the Confederate bastion at Vicksburg thwarted Federal hopes for gaining control of the Mississippi River and cutting the Confederacy in half. This is the story of one of the war's longest and most decisive campaigns, told by one of its foremost authorities. Photos. Drawings. Maps. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
Dewey: 973.7 |
LCCN: 98-25133 |
Lexile Measure: 1300 |
Series: Civil War Campaigns and Commanders |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.04" W x 9.02" (0.57 lbs) 168 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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Publisher Description: From the beginning of the Civil War the Confederate bastion at Vicksburg thwarted Federal hopes for gaining control of the all-important Mississippi River and cutting the far-flung Confederacy in half. By 1863, despite Federal successes at New Orleans and Memphis, Vicksburg stood defiant, keeping open the flow of badly needed supplies from the Trans-Mississippi West to the major Confederate armies in the East. But that year, an unlikely new Federal hero--scruffy, cigar-smoking Ulyssess S. Grant--prepared to launch an all out and highly risky campaign to topple the "Confederate Gibraltar." After several often imaginative but unsuccessful attempts to force the Rebels from their Mississippi stronghold, Grant closed in on one of the great prizes of the war. Around Vicksburg, General John C. Pemberton's hard-pressed Confederates held on desperately, expecting relief that never came. This, then, is the story of one of the war's longest and most decisive campaigns, told by one of its foremost authorities. |