Vicksburg: The Campaign that Opened the Mississippi
- ISBN-10
- 0807828939
- ISBN-13
- 9780807828939
- Series
- Vicksburg
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 490
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Michael B. Ballard
Description
Ballard provides a concise yet thorough study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial port and rail depot for the South and split Confederate territory, providing a turning point in the Civil War. He argues that the Union victory at Vicksburg was met with as much celebration in the North as the Gettysburg victory and should be viewed as equally important today.
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