Decisions of the Vicksburg campaign : the eighteen critical decisions that defined the operation /
"Vicksburg, nicknamed the Gibraltar of the Confederacy, was vital to Confederate supply lines, troop movements, and access to port cities on the Gulf of Mexico. The fortified city had been under constant attack since 1862 as Admiral Farragut assaulted Vicksburg after capturing New Orleans, and...
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| Formaat: | Licensed eBooks |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Knoxville :
The University of Tennessee Press,
[2024]
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| Editie: | First edition. |
| Reeks: | Command decisions in America's Civil War.
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| Online toegang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.15832458 |
Inhoudsopgave:
- Before the Vicksburg Campaign Begins, September 20-October 25, 1862
- Grant Advances South through Central Mississippi, October 26-December 29, 1862
- Grant Advances down the West Side of the Mississippi, January-April 1863
- Grant Prepares to Advance on Vicksburg, April 30-May 3, 1863
- Grant's Blitzkrieg, May 1-17, 1863
- Assaults, Siege, and Surrender, May 18-July 4, 1863
- Aftermath and Conclusions
- Appendix I. Driving Tour of the Critical Decisions of the Vicksburg Campaign
- Appendix II. Union Order of Battle
- Appendix III. Confederate Order of Battle
- Appendix IV. Reinforcing Vicksburg.