Grant's Vicksburg operations and those of the opposing side are of lasting historical interest. Combined land and naval operations, guerrilla raids, political infighting and interference, and the riverine operations of America's first "brown water" navy; all have been brought together here in a powerful narrative of military history.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 37 books Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: zouave units, mortar boats, zouave uniforms, mule meat, river batteries (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Port Hudson, New Orleans, New York, Van Dorn, Grand Gulf (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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When the Civil War began, Union Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, commander in chief of the armies, developed a quick and simple plan to crush the Confederacy: blockade its saltwater ports to cut off its foreign trade, and then take control of the Mississippi Valley to cut the Confederacy in two. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
zouave units, mortar boats, zouave uniforms, mule meat, river batteries, rebel works, inch rifle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Port Hudson, New Orleans, New York, Van Dorn, Grand Gulf, West Point, Civil War, Champion Hill, Holly Springs, Baton Rouge, Fort Pemberton, Port Gibson, Big Black River, Queen of the West, Red River, Fort Donelson, General Grant, Great Redoubt, Army of the Tennessee, Whistling Dick, Fort Desperate, New Carthage, Priest Cap, South Carolina, Yazoo Pass New!
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When the Civil War began, Union Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, commander in chief of the armies, developed a quick and simple plan to crush the Confederacy: blockade its saltwater ports to cut off its foreign trade, and then take control of the Mississippi Valley to cut the Confederacy in two. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
zouave units, mortar boats, zouave uniforms, mule meat, river batteries, rebel works, inch rifle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Port Hudson, New Orleans, New York, Van Dorn, Grand Gulf, West Point, Civil War, Champion Hill, Holly Springs, Baton Rouge, Fort Pemberton, Port Gibson, Big Black River, Queen of the West, Red River, Fort Donelson, General Grant, Great Redoubt, Army of the Tennessee, Whistling Dick, Fort Desperate, New Carthage, Priest Cap, South Carolina, Yazoo Pass New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Battle of Shiloh (Incidents in the American Civil War, 23) (Incidents in the American Civil War) by G. T. Beauregard on page 15, and page 16
- Rhode Island by Richard Benjamin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Narrative of Military Operations Directed During the Late War Between the States (Indiana University Civil War Centennial Ser.) by Josephe Johnston in Back Matter
- Guns on the Western Waters: The Story of River Gunboats in the Civil War (Civil War Paperbacks) by H. Allen Gosnell in Back Matter
- A Different Valor: the Story of General Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A by Gilbert Eaton Govan in Back Matter
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