Vicksburg is the key
Subtitle: the struggle for the Mississippi River
By: William L. Shea and Terrence J. Winschel.
Contributors: Winschel, Terrence J.
Series: Great campaigns of the Civil War
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863
Description: The struggle for control of the Mississippi River was the longest and most complex campaign of the Civil War. It was marked by an extraordinary diversity of military and naval operations, including fleet engagements, cavalry raids, amphibious landings, pitched battles, and the two longest sieges in American history. This fast paced, gripping narrative of the Civil War struggle for the Mississippi River is the first comprehensive single-volume account to appear in over a century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-222) and index.