| Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi Contributor(s): Ballard, Michael B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807871281 ISBN-13: 9780807871287 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.734 |
| LCCN: 2004001059 |
| Series: Civil War America (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 6.34" W x 9.22" (1.62 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Michael Ballard provides a concise yet thorough study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War. The Union victory at Vicksburg was hailed with as much celebration in the North as the Gettysburg victory and Ballard makes a convincing case that it was equally important to the ultimate resolution of the conflict. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ballard, Michael B.: - Michael B. Ballard is university archivist and coordinator of the congressional and political research center at Mississippi State University. He is the author of five previous books, including Pemberton: A Biography and A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy. |