num_pages: 596
description: When the Civil War began, control of the Mississippi River was the Confederacy's most important asset. For more than two years, 200,000 soldiers fought over a 500-mile stretch of the waterway--the longest battlefield in American history. Here is the first comprehensive account of the campaign for the entire Mississippi River. Illustrated.
language: English
title: A River Unvexed: A History and Tour Guide to the Campaign for the Mississippi River
publisher: Rutledge Hill Pr