Describes the events preceding and during the key Civil War battle of Vicksburg, its significance, and its aftermath.
Describes the 14 month defense of Vicksburg, Mississippi by Confederate forces and the 47 day siege of Vicksburg by Union naval and land forces, which led to the complete opening...
Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River tells the story of the series of campaigns the Union conducted on land and water to conquer Vicksburg and of the many efforts by the Confederates to break the siege of the ...
My Cave Life in Vicksburg: With Letters of Trial and Travel
In this volume of over 200 images, you will experience Vicksburg as never before, viewing this fascinating river town throughout its years of growth and progress.
A riveting account of a high-stakes moment in the American Civil War; both sides understood what was at stake: the fate of the Confederacy in the trans-Mississippi West.
An unforgettable new look at the Civil War from eyewitness accounts by people who were there. Diaries, letters, journals, media reports and more. Beautifully and dramatically illustrated.
Massive in research and scope, this book covers everything from the top politicians and generals down to the individual soldiers, as well as civilians and slaves making their way to freedom, while providing analysis of contemporary military ...
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....
campaignS. in. the. WeSt. The area west of the Appalachian Mountains, known in Civil War parlance as “the West,” has ... Campaign The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29–May 18, 1863 The Tennessee Campaign of 1864 The Vicksburg Assaults, ...
Recreates the 1863 siege of Vicksburg ,Mississippi, that changed the direction of the Civil War and severely damaged the Confederacy.