The Civil War For Dummies
- ISBN-10
- 1118069285
- ISBN-13
- 9781118069288
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-04-27
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Keith D. Dickson
Description
The second problem was if Porter failed, or if a large number of his ships were damaged or destroyed, the campaign was effectively ended (and with it, Grant's career). As the calls for Grant's dismissal rose with each passing day of no ...
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