THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN, 1863: Volume 1 - Grant's Failed Offensives

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Detailed account of the Vicksburg Campaign, supplemented with photos and maps. The 14-month campaign to regain the control of Mississippi River by capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi, stands as the prime example of how the Civil War would be fought and won. Details how Grant utilized David Dixon Porter and his Mississippi Squadron of ironclad gunboats and fleet of vessels. A lack of experience in commanding such an important assignment, limited resources, poor staffing, and a Confederate government consumed with the war in the east ensured Pemberton's position would be insurmountable as the Confederacy's tenuous hold on the Mississippi River began to fall apart. Contains 100+ photographs, artworks, and maps.