The Vicksburg Campaign

Grant'S Failed Offensive

Andrew R. Miller

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Casemate Publishers
01 August 2024

Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Military history; American Civil War

Series: Casemate Illustrated

A fully illustrated account of the Vicksburg Campaign, including modern color photography and covering the river war, inland battles, seige operations, and more.

The 14-month campaign to regain the control of Mississippi River by capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi stands as the prime example of how the Civil War would be fought and won. The Federal government's policy of blockading the southern ports and controlling the inland waterways would only be successful with total control of the country's largest river. Technological advances created by the war itself and used by progressive thinking Federal and Confederate commanders ensured that this vital southern supply and logistics base would be the focal point of the war on the western waters.

Ulysses S. Grant, who had risen to fame as one of the North's prominent heroes early in the war, boldly concluded that Vicksburg would be the next nut to crack in the Federal policy for control of the Mississippi River. Understanding that only a strong relationship with US Navy could ensure the success of Vicksburg's surrender, Grant found a man as bold and daring as himself in David Dixon Porter and his Mississippi Squadron of ironclad gunboats and fleet of vessels. These two commanders and their trusted subordinates would frustrate John C. Pemberton's attempts to defend Mississippi and eastern Louisiana for the Confederacy. A lack of experience in commanding such an important assignment, limited resources, poor staffing, and a Confederate government consumed with the war in the east ensured Pemberton's position would be insurmountable as the Confederacy's tenuous hold on the Mississippi River began to fall apart.

AUTHOR: Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is a writing professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University in New York, where he also serves as the associate dean for undergraduate programs. He is also the historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania Court House battlefield in Virginia. Chris, an award-winning author, has written or edited more than a dozen books. His latest is The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863. He is the managing editor of the Emerging Civil War Series published by Savas Beatie.

100-120 photographs, artworks and maps

By: Andrew R. Miller
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781636243733
ISBN 10: 1636243738
Series: Casemate Illustrated
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Andrew R. Miller holds a Bachelors in History from SUNY, a Masters in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University and has worked for the past decade with National Park Service and Vicksburg National Military Park. Andrew has contributed essays for several books, magazines, and blogs. He is currently a Park Ranger at Vicksburg.

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The Vicksburg Campaign

Grant'S Failed Offensive

Andrew R. Miller

$65

Paperback

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