Vicksburg and the War [Hardcover]

Gordon Cotton (Author), Jeff Giambrone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 31, 2004

This collection of stories, photographs, and illustrations chronicles the unfailing Confederate spirit of the city, despite its defeat on the battlefield.

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About the Author

Gordon A. Cotton lives in the ancestral home where he was born at Yokena, Mississippi, south of Vicksburg. He is a seventh-generation Mississippian with family roots in the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama.

Jeff T. Giambrone is a native of Bolton, Mississippi, where some of his fondest childhood memories include walking the nearby Champion Hill battlefield with his parents.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing; First Edition edition (January 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589801717
• ISBN-13: 978-1589801714
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,955,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars VICKSBURG REVISITED, February 17, 2004

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This review is from: Vicksburg and the War (Hardcover)

Of interest not only to Civil War buffs but to all who follow our country's history, "Vicksburg and the War" offers an in depth look at much that has been overlooked. Generously illustrated this slim volume focuses on the people of Vicksburg, their hopes and the dreaded time of occupation.

As votes indicated the people of Vicksburg were not in favor of secession or the Civil War. However, when the Union army was at their doorstep and they were left with no alternative Vicksburg joined forces with the Confederacy.

Well over 2,500 men trooped off to battle. Many never returned. Along with other Southerners citizens of Vicksburg believed the war would end in a matter of days but the months wore on. For 47 days the city was under siege and then occupied by the enemy for a matter of years.

"Vicksburg and the War" traces military actions in that area as well as military occupation of one of the most "Southern of cities." Perhaps most poignant is the author's documentation of the feelings of Vicksburg's people.

- Gail Cooke

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful glimpse into history, March 7, 2004

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This review is from: Vicksburg and the War (Hardcover)

The collaborative effort of Gordon A. Cotton and Jeff T. Giambrone and extensively illustrated with black-and-white photographs and vintage artworks, Vicksburg And The War tells the Civil War era story of the "most Southern of cities" -- Vicksburg, Mississippi. This was a state which voted against secession from the Union, but became Confederate and contributed both resources and manpower to the Southern side when the Union's army came to bear upon the Confederacy. A wealth of anecdotes and a close study of the battles of 1861 and 1862 (as well as the devastating effects of the Union's occupation after Vicksburg's surrender), Vicksburg And The War is a powerful glimpse into history that emphasizes the lasting Southern spirit and a much appreciated contribution to the growing library of Civil War Studies.