The Vicksburg campaign : November 1862--July 1863
Title:
The Vicksburg campaign : November 1862--July 1863
Author:
Gabel, Christopher R. (Christopher Richard), 1954- , author.
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Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2013.
Physical Description:
65 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm.
Summary:
The Vicksburg Campaign, November 1862-July 1863 continues the series of campaign brochures commemorating our national sacrifices during the American Civil War. Author Christopher R. Gabel examines the operations for the control of Vicksburg, Mississippi. President Abraham Lincoln called Vicksburg "the key, " and indeed it was as control of the Mississippi River depended entirely on the taking of this Confederate stronghold.
General Note:
Shipping list no.: 2013-0272-P.
"PIN : 103393-0000"--Page [4] of cover.
Language:
English
Contents:
Strategic setting -- Operations -- Grant's first offensives -- The bayou expeditions -- Outflanking Vicksburg -- Campaign of maneuver -- The siege -- Analysis.
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Format :
Book