Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents
City under siege -- "Vicksburg is the key" -- Southern confidence and Northern gloom -- Vicksburg: Gibraltar of the West" -- Grant's risky plan -- In enemy territory -- Battle of Champion Hill, May 16, 1863 -- Challenging Vicksburg -- Siege: 47 days of torment -- "Fate of the Confederacy."
Summary
Provides a brief history of the battle at Vicksburg, the people involved and the outcome for the Civil War.