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The Siege of Vicksburg - Climax of the Campaign to Open the Mississippi River, May 23-July 4, 1863 (Hardcover)
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The Siege of Vicksburg - Climax of the Campaign to Open the Mississippi River, May 23-July 4, 1863 (Hardcover)
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In The Siege of Vicksburg: Climax of the Campaign to Open the
Mississippi River, May 23-July 4, 1863, noted Civil War scholar
Timothy B. Smith offers the first comprehensive account of the
siege that split the Confederacy in two. While the siege is often
given a chapter or two in larger campaign studies and portrayed as
a foregone conclusion, The Siege of Vicksburg offers a new
perspective and thus a fuller understanding of the larger Vicksburg
Campaign. Smith takes full advantage of all the resources, both
Union and Confederate-from official reports to soldiers' diaries
and letters to newspaper accounts-to offer in vivid detail a
compelling narrative of the operations. The siege was unlike
anything Grant's Army of the Tennessee had attempted to this point
and Smith helps the reader understand the complexity of the
strategy and tactics, the brilliance of the engineers' work, the
grueling nature of the day-by-day participation, and the effect on
all involved, from townspeople to the soldiers manning the
fortifications. The Siege of Vicksburg portrays a high-stakes
moment in the course of the Civil War because both sides understood
what was at stake: the fate of the Mississippi River, the
trans-Mississippi region, and perhaps the Confederacy itself.
Smith's detailed command-level analysis extends from army to corps,
brigades, and regiments and offers fresh insights on where each
side held an advantage. One key advantage was that the Federals had
vast confidence in their commander while the Confederates showed no
such assurance, whether it was Pemberton inside Vicksburg or
Johnston outside. Smith offers an equally appealing and richly
drawn look at the combat experiences of the soldiers in the
trenches. He also tackles the many controversies surrounding the
siege, including detailed accounts and analyses of Johnston's
efforts to lift the siege, and answers the questions of why
Vicksburg fell and what were the ultimate consequences of Grant's
victory.
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