Champion Hill by Timothy B Smith
The Battle of Champion Hill on 16 May 1863 was the decisive land engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign.
I recommend this book not only to those who are interested in the campaign, but to any reader interested in a good well written narrative of a battle* American Civil War Round Table *
I recommend this book not only to those who are interested in the campaign, but to any reader interested in a good well written narrative of a battle. * American Civil War Round Table *
I recommend this book not only to those who are interested in the campaign, but to any reader interested in a good well written narrative of a battle. * American Civil War Round Table *
Timothy B. Smith (Ph.D. Mississippi State University, 2001) is a veteran of the National Park Service and currently teaches history at the University of Tennessee at Martin. In addition to many articles and essays, he is the author, editor, or co-editor of eighteen books, including Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg (2004), which won the nonfiction book award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters, Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation (2012), which won the Fletcher Pratt Award and the McLemore Prize, Shiloh: Conquer or Perish (2014), which won the Richard B. Harwell Award, the Tennessee History Book Award, and the Douglas Southall Freeman Award, and Grant Invades Tennessee: The 1862 Battles for Forts Henry and Donelson (2016), which won the Tennessee History book Award, the Emerging Civil War Book Award, and the Douglas Southall Freeman Award. He is currently writing a book on the May 19 and 22 Vicksburg assaults. He lives with his wife Kelly and children Mary Kate and Leah Grace in Adamsville, Tennessee.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781932714197 |
| ISBN 10 | 1932714197 |
| Title | Champion Hill |
| Author | Timothy B Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Savas Beatie |
| Year published | 2006-01-19 |
| Number of pages | 520 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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