"The Vicksburg Campaign is one of the Civil War's most important operations and one that solidified Ulysses S. Grant's position as one of the most significant military commanders in history. It was a series of battles and maneuvers against the last section of the Mississippi River con...

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1. Verfasser:	Smith, Timothy B. 1974- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Lawrence, Kansas University Press of Kansas [2020]
Schriftenreihe:	Modern war studies
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1863 Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865 Vicksburg, Miss. Vicksburg (Miss.) / History / Siege, 1863 Vicksburg (Miss.) / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Campaigns Pemberton, John C. / (John Clifford) / 1814-1881 Grant, Ulysses S. / (Ulysses Simpson) / 1822-1885 / Military leadership Grant, Ulysses S. / (Ulysses Simpson) / 1822-1885 American Civil War (1861-1865) Command of troops Military campaigns Mississippi / Vicksburg United States 1861-1865 History
Zusammenfassung:	"The Vicksburg Campaign is one of the Civil War's most important operations and one that solidified Ulysses S. Grant's position as one of the most significant military commanders in history. It was a series of battles and maneuvers against the last section of the Mississippi River controlled by the Confederacy and thus was critical to the Union's success. While the overall campaign has had numerous examinations by prominent historians, studies of the individual battles that made up the campaign have been much more sporadic, with only Smith's Champion Hill (Savas Beatie, 2004) examining any of the engagements in depth. "Gallant in the Extreme" examines the assaults on Vicksburg in May of 1863 that led eventually to the Confederacy's surrender in July"--
Beschreibung:	xviii, 483 Seiten, 28 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Karten, Portraits 25 cm
ISBN:	9780700629060