Decisions of the Vicksburg campaign : the eighteen critical decisions that defined the operation / Larry Peterson ; maps by Matt Spruill.
| Author/creator | Peterson, Lawrence K. author. |
| Other author | Spruill, Matt, cartographer. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2024] |
| Description | xiv, 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Command decisions in America's Civil War Command decisions in America's Civil War. ^A1355808 |
| Contents | 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. |
| Abstract | "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 Major General Halleck enlisted then Major General Grant to devise an overland campaign to support a naval engagement. As Vicksburg was heavily garrisoned and resupplied regularly, Federal plans came up short again and again. But the pugnacious Grant would eventually devise a bold plan to cross the Mississippi River and advance along the western bank, use a feint by General Sherman's forces and a raid by Colonel Grierson's cavalry to draw out Confederate troops, then recross the river and capture Vicksburg. Decisions of the Vicksburg Campaign explores the critical decisions made by Confederate and Federal commanders during the battle and how these decisions shaped its outcome. Complete with maps and a driving tour, this volume is twentieth in the Command Decisions in America's Civil War series"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Peterson, Lawrence K. Decisions of the Vicksburg campaign First edition. Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, 2024 9781621908746 |
| LCCN | 2024016793 |
| ISBN | 9781621908609 |
| ISBN | 1621908607 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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