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Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Civil War America)
Michael B. Ballard
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Description for Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Civil War America)
Paperback. A study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 512 pages, 33 illustrations, 12 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 735.
This is a pivotal Union victory. Michael Ballard provides a concise yet thorough study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War. The Union victory at Vicksburg was hailed with as much celebration in the North as the Gettysburg victory and Ballard makes a convincing case that it was equally important to the ultimate resolution of the conflict.
This is a pivotal Union victory. Michael Ballard provides a concise yet thorough study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War. The Union victory at Vicksburg was hailed with as much celebration in the North as the Gettysburg victory and Ballard makes a convincing case that it was equally important to the ultimate resolution of the conflict.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Civil War America
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807871287
SKU
V9780807871287
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About Michael B. Ballard
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.
Reviews for Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Civil War America)
"Ballard is one of the few historians who can truly claim mastery of the complexities that make the Vicksburg campaign so daunting a study." - Civil War Book Review"