Vicksburg: Fall of the Confederate Gibraltar (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series) - Hardcover
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From the beginning of the Civil War the Confederate bastion at Vicksburg thwarted Federal hopes for gaining control of the Mississippi River and cutting the Confederacy in half. This is the story of one of the war's longest and most decisive campaigns, told by one of its foremost authorities. Photos. Drawings.
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TERRENCE C. WINSCHEL is a twenty-one-year veteran of the National Park Service and has served at Gettysburg National Military Park, Fredericksburg National Military Park, Valley Forge National Historical Park, and is currently historian at the Vicksburg National Military Park. He is author of Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign, The Corporal's Tale, and Alice Shirley and the Story of Wexford Lodge. He is also co-author of Vicksburg: A Self-Guiding Tour of the Battlefield.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. McWhiney Foundation Press Historical Books (McWhiney Foundation Press) Vicksburg - Fall of the Confederate Gibraltar (EX/NM)Manufacturer: McWhiney Foundation PressProduct Line: Historical Books (McWhiney Foundation Press)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 1999Author: Terrence J. WinschelPage Count: 164Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is EX/NM. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:From the beginning of the Civil War the Confederate bastion at Vicksburg thwarted Federal hopes for gaining control of the all-important Mississippi River and cutting the far-flung Confederacy in half. By 1863, despite Federal successes at New Orleans and Memphis, Vicksburg stood defiant, keeping open the flow of badly needed supplies from the Trans-Mississippi West to the major Confederate armies in the East. But that year, an unlikely new Federal hero scruffy, cigar-smoking Ulyssess S. Grant prepared to launch an all out and highly risky campaign to topple the "Confederate Gibraltar." After several often imaginative but unsuccessful attempts to force the Rebels from their Mississippi stronghold, Grant closed in on one of the great prizes of the war. Around Vicksburg, General John C. Pemberton's hard-pressed Confederates held on desperately, expecting relief that never came. This, then, is the story of one of the war's longest and most decisive campaigns, told by one of its foremost authorities. Seller Inventory # 2149868974