Korn, Jerry.

War on the Mississippi : Grant's Vicksburg campaign / by Jerry Korn and the editors of Time-Life Books. - Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1985. - 175 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. - The Civil War . - Civil War. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171) and index.

Defiance from Vicksburg -- The bayou experiments -- A beachhead on the east bank -- The sweep to the Big Black -- Closing the ring.

Recounts events surrounding the battle of Vicksburg--key to control of the Mississippi River.

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Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-1885.


Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863.
Mississippi--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865

E475.27 / .K67 1985

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