Grant at Vicksburg: The General and the Siege by Michael B. Ballard - 2013-04-17

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. On May 22, 1863, after two failed attempts to take the city of Vicksburg by assault, Major General Ulysses S. Grant declared in a letter to the commander of the Union fleet on the Mississippi River that "the nature of the ground about Vicksburg is such that it can only be taken by a siege." The 47-day siege of Vicksburg orchestrated by Grant resulted in the eventual surrender of the city and fulfilled a major strategic goal for the Union: command of the Mississippi River for the remainder of the war. In this revealing volume, Michael B. Ballard offers the first in-depth exploration of Grant's thoughts and actions during this critical operation, providing a never-before-seen portrait of the general in the midst of one of his most notable achievements.After an overview of Grant's early Civil War career from his first battle through the early stages of the attacks on Vicksburg, Ballard describes in detail how Grant conducted the siege, examining his military… Read More

Southern Illinois Univ Pr, 2013. Hardcover. New. 232 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.63 inches.

Southern Illinois University Press, 2013-04-17. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!