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1) The Siege of Vicksburg: climax of the campaign to open the Mississippi River, May 23-July 4, 1863
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 724 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The capture of Vicksburg by the US Army was one of the most important military events of the American Civil War because it opened the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in two. The siege operations in and of themselves have a lot to offer to our understanding of the campaign and the war: the extent of the operations, the complexity of the strategy and tactics, the grueling nature of the day-by-day participation, and the effect on all involved....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 459 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biography of the second-highest-ranking and most controversial Confederate general, who rejoined the Union after the Civil War, advising other Confederate soldiers to put that war behind them. After joining an interracial government in New Orleans, Longstreet fought against white supremacists when they attacked these postwar elected officials, for which he was vilified and attacked by other Southerners, and blamed for the South's defeat in the...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xxxii, 742 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, : 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book offers the first full account of Harriet Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. It details how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. It also recounts the story of enslaved families living in bondage and fighting for their freedom, using their own distinct and individual voices. The book uses more than 175 US Civil War pension files of the...
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