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The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles
Contributor(s): Ballard, Michael B. (Author)
ISBN: 1628461705     ISBN-13: 9781628461701
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
OUR PRICE:   $25.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
- History | Military - United States
Dewey: 973.730
Series: Heritage of Mississippi
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6" W x 9" (1.06 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
- Cultural Region - Deep South
- Cultural Region - Gulf Coast
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region - South
- Geographic Orientation - Mississippi
- Cultural Region - Mid-South
 
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Publisher Description:
From the first Union attack on Vicksburg in the spring of 1862 through Benjamin Grierson's last raid through Mississippi in late 1864 and early 1865, this book traces the campaigns, fighting, and causes and effects of armed conflict in central and North Mississippi, where major campaigns were waged and fighting occurred.

The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles will be a must-read for any Mississippian or Civil War buff who wants the complete story of the Civil War in Mississippi. It discusses the key military engagements in chronological order. It begins with a prologue covering mobilization and other events leading up to the first military action within the state's borders. The book then covers all of the major military operations, including the campaign for and siege of Vicksburg, and battles at Iuka and Corinth, Meridian, Brice's Crossroads, and Tupelo. The colorful cast of characters includes such household names as Sherman, Grant, Pemberton, and Forrest, as well as a host of other commanders and soldiers. Author Michael B. Ballard discusses at length minority troops and others glossed over or lost in studies of the Mississippi military during the war.

Contributor Bio(s): Ballard, Michael B.: - Michael B. Ballard (1946-2016) was an archivist at Mississippi State University and is author of many books, including Civil War Mississippi: A Guide; A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy; and, with David Muench, Landscapes of Battle: The Civil War.