| Description |
xi, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. Father of waters. Battles on the river -- Fates intermingled -- Ebb tide -- The hazardous enterprise -- Part 2. The shot-torn ground. The battle of Port Gibson -- Blitzkrieg through Mississippi -- To the Crossroads -- The hill of death -- "A perilous and ludicrous charge" -- Assault -- Siege -- "Come Joe! Come quickly!" -- "A hard stroke for the Confederacy" -- Troops present for the Vicksburg campaign: May 1, 1863. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-372) and index. |
| Subject |
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
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Strategy.
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Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863.
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| ISBN |
0471157279 cloth alkaline paper |
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