Vicksburg by Michael B Ballard
When Confederate troops surrendered Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 - the day after the Union victory at Gettysburg - a crucial port and rail depot for the South was lost. The Union gained control of the Mississippi River, and the Confederate territory was split in two. In a thorough yet concise study of the longest single military campaign of the Civil War, Michael B. Ballard brings new depth to our understanding of the Vicksburg campaign by considering its human as well as its military aspects. Ballard examines soldier attitudes, guerrilla warfare, and the effects of the campaign and siege on civilians in and around Vicksburg. He also analyzes the leadership and interaction of such key figures as U.S. Grant, William T. Sherman, John Pemberton, and Joseph E. Johnston, among others. Blending strategy and tactics with the human element, Ballard reminds us that while Gettysburg has become the focal point of the history and memory of the Civil War, the outcome at Vicksburg was met with as much celebration and relief in the North as was the Gettysburg victory, and he argues that it should be viewed as equally important today.-
Gettysburg--Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill
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Learning from the Wounded
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In the Hands of Providence
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Gettysburg--the Second Day
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Fighting for the Confederacy
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Gettysburg--the First Day
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Glorious Contentment
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When Sherman Marched North from the Sea
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Lincoln and the Decision for War
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Pickett's Charge in History and Memory
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Lee Considered
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Shenandoah 1862
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Meade at Gettysburg
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Opium Slavery
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Battle Hymns
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Benjamin Franklin Butler
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Burying the Dead but not the Past
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Pea Ridge
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Pickett's Charge--the Last Attack at Gettysburg
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Bentonville
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Civil War Monuments and the Militarization of America
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The Heart of Hell
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The Alabama and the Kearsarge
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Living by Inches
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Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain
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Retreat from Gettysburg
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Lee and His Army in Confederate History
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U. S. Grant
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River of Death-the Chickamauga Campaign, Volume 1
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Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!
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The War That Made America
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Sherman's Civil War
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Roots of Secession
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Andersonville
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Richard Taylor
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Why Confederates Fought
Michael B. Ballard is university archivist and coordinator of the congressional and political research center at Mississippi State University. He is the author of five previous books, including Pemberton: A Biography and A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780807828939 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807828939 |
| Title | Vicksburg |
| Author | Michael B Ballard |
| Series | Civil War America |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2004-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |