Midway between Memphis and New Orleans along the Mississippi River; Vicksburg was essential to both Confederate and Union campaigns. With both sides bent on claiming the city; Vicksburg; and the fate of the nation; lay in the balance. General Ulysses S. Grant began his campaign on the city in November 1862; but he was forced to abandon the operation in December when the fiery General Earl Van Dorn made a daring raid on Grant's main supply depot at Holly Springs; Mississippi. With the help of the CSS Arkansas; Van Dorn's single day raid on Grant's supply base saved Vicksburg from Grant's forces for an entire year. Historian Brandon H. Beck recounts the tactics; leaders; and legends involved in this exciting; if overlooked; chapter of Civil War history.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy wryminksThis book is a marvelous addition to anyone's bookshelves. Dr. Tewell's ideas are fresh and invigorating. He uses lush language with a grace and elegance that is rare to come by these days. It is truly an intellectual triumph. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I will purchase more of his books in the future. Read this book. You'll be glad you did. Unlike a lot of books examining history; Dr. Tewell's work takes his audience from micro to macro with ease so his readers have a very competent understanding of the over all picture. I learned a great deal; and I'm likely to remember all the details because of his writing style. I am eager to see what he writes next. If his lectures are as interesting as his book is; I'm sure his students are leaving his classes with a very inspired view of history that is particularly relevant even to today's political climate.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An Outstanding Explanation of Lincoln's Hostility to SlaveryBy CW1861KSThis book should disabuse readers of the idea that there's nothing new to say about the causes of the Civil War. Tewell's examination of the threat slavery posed to American political philosophy complements the Free-Labor Ideology and offers a better understanding of the reasons why northerners opposed the South's peculiar institution.
