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Occupied Vicksburg (Hardcover)
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Occupied Vicksburg (Hardcover)
Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
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During the Civil War, Vicksburg, Mississippi, assumed almost mythic
importance in the minds of Americans: northerners and southerners,
soldier and civilian. The city occupied a strategic and commanding
position atop rocky cliffs above the Mississippi River, from which
it controlled the great waterway. As a result, Federal forces
expended enormous effort, expense, and troops in many attempts to
capture Vicksburg. The immense struggle for this southern bastion
ultimately heightened its importance beyond its physical and
strategic value. Its psychological significance elevated the town's
status to one of the war's most important locations. Vicksburg's
defiance dismayed northerners and delighted Confederates, who saw
command of the river as a badge of honor. Finally, after a six-week
siege that involved intense military and civilian suffering amid
heavy artillery bombardment, Union forces captured the ""Gibraltar
of the Confederacy,"" ending the bloody campaign. While many
historians have told the story of the fall of Vicksburg, Bradley R.
Clampitt is the first to offer a comprehensive examination of life
there after its capture by the United States military. In the
war-ravaged town, indiscriminate hardships befell soldiers and
civilians alike during the last two years of the conflict and
immediately after its end. In Occupied Vicksburg, Clampitt shows
that following the Confederate withdrawal, Federal forces
confronted myriad challenges in the city including filth, disease,
and a never-ending stream of black and white refugees. Union
leaders also responded to the pressures of newly free people and
persistent guerrilla violence in the surrounding countryside.
Detailing the trials of blacks, whites, northerners, and
southerners, Occupied Vicksburg stands as a significant
contribution to Civil War studies, adding to our understanding of
military events and the home front. Clampitt's astute research
provides insight into the very nature of the war and enhances
existing scholarship on the experiences of common people during
America's most cataclysmic event.
General
Imprint: |
Louisiana State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War |
Release date: |
October 2016 |
Authors: |
Bradley R Clampitt
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8071-6338-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
0-8071-6338-4 |
Barcode: |
9780807163382 |
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