Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi

Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi
ISBN-10
0807876216
ISBN-13
9780807876213
Series
Vicksburg
Category
History
Pages
512
Language
English
Published
2005-10-12
Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Press
Author
Michael B. Ballard

Description

Michael Ballard provides a concise yet thorough study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War. The Union victory at Vicksburg was hailed with as much celebration in the North as the Gettysburg victory and Ballard makes a convincing case that it was equally important to the ultimate resolution of the conflict.

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