The Vicksburg Campaign, 1863: The Inland Battle. Mackowski, Mackowski,**

Name: The Vicksburg Campaign, 1863: The Inland Battle. Mackowski, Mackowski,**
Brand: Casemate Publishers

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By the end of March 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant was at a crossroads in his military career. His bold attempts in the late fall 1862 and winter of 1862/63 had all come up fall short of his objective: get his army on high ground north and east of Vicksburg and capture the last major obstacle on the Mississippi River.Grant had been stymied by the difficult region\u2019s swampy bayous as well as Confederate resistance at key locations that thwarted his advances and prolonged his army\u2019s miserable dispositions in the sickly camps of Louisiana bottomland. Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton had performed well using his interior rail lines and intelligence networks to place blocking forces or obstructions that delayed or derailed Grant\u2019s movements.Realizing his career was on the\n\nThe Vicksburg Campaign, 1863\nThe Inland Battles, Siege and Surrender\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail trac;