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Early Struggles for Vicksburg : The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25-December 31 1862 by Timothy B. Smith (2022, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of Kansas
ISBN-100700633243
ISBN-139780700633241
eBay Product ID (ePID)15057251544
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Book TitleEarly Struggles for Vicksburg : The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25-December 31 1862
Number of Pages632 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicUnited States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorTimothy B. Smith
Book SeriesModern War Studies
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight35.3 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
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LCCN2021-043895
Reviews" Early Struggles for Vicksburg unquestionably provides us with the best researched and most closely detailed account yet published of a complex series of events that proved to be one of the bleaker moments of Grant's early-war career."-- Civil War Books and Authors, " Early Struggles for Vicksburg is a detailed, fast-paced, and easy read, combining compelling storytelling and insightful analysis, both good popular military history and excellent scholarly military history, and is highly recommended."-- New York Military Affairs Symposium " Early Struggles for Vicksburg unquestionably provides us with the best researched and most closely detailed account yet published of a complex series of events that proved to be on of the bleaker moments of Grant's early-war career."-- Civil War Books and Authors, "A most-welcome and needed addition to the growing field of literature on the Vicksburg campaign, and it is essential to an overall understanding of the campaign for control of the Mississippi River. Equally important, his smooth-flowing narrative is a delight to read."-- Journal of Military History " Early Struggles for Vicksburg is, at its core, a comprehensive, entertainingly written campaign study that, in the tradition of the best New Military History, lets the manuscript sources guide its narrative. Consequently, it should become the standard text on the subject."-- Journal of Southern History " Early Struggles for Vicksburg is a detailed, fast-paced, and easy read, combining compelling storytelling and insightful analysis, both good popular military history and excellent scholarly military history, and is highly recommended."-- New York Military Affairs Symposium " Early Struggles for Vicksburg unquestionably provides us with the best researched and most closely detailed account yet published of a complex series of events that proved to be on of the bleaker moments of Grant's early-war career."-- Civil War Books and Authors, "Timothy Smith continues his epic study of the Vicksburg campaign with release of Early Struggles for Vicksburg: The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25-December 31, 1862 . In his previous volumes on the Battle of Champion Hill, the Union assaults on May 19 and 22, 1863, and the siege itself, Smith has risen to the pinnacle of Vicksburg historians. When coupled with his other works on Forts Henry and Donelson and Shiloh, the author demonstrates his mastery of the complex land and naval operations for control of the Mississippi River--which the modern Army has termed 'the most brilliant campaign ever waged on American soil.' This volume is classic Smith--clear, concise, and smoothly written. Based on exhaustive research, he weaves the words of the men in blue and gray into a narrative that the novice and serious student alike will find a delight to read. Very well done!"-- Terrence J. Winschel , historian (ret.), Vicksburg National Military Park and author of Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign, Vols. 1-2
Table Of ContentList of Maps List of Illustrations Preface Prologue: Vicksburg by the Book 1. "I Suppose You Contemplate the Occupation of Vicksburg" 2. "Events Are Gathering Near" 3. "I Think We Are Started to Vicksburg" 4. "Somethings Going to be Did": 5. "I Am Compelled to Fall Back for the Defense of Vicksburg" 6. "Outwitted at the Tallahatchie" 7. "A Change in Program Has Taken Place" 8. "The Meshes of Fate Are Encircling the Unconscious Federals" 9. "Like a Thunderbolt from a Clear Sky*" 10. "We Have Made a Clean Sweep of the Federals" 11. "Old Santa Claus Missed Us Entirely" 12. "From All Accounts We Are to Have a Grand Fight at Vicksburg" 13. "They Had Us Just Where They Wanted Us" 14. "The Trapper Was Trapped" Epilogue: "We Have Been Beat at Our Own Game" Appendix A: Union Order of Battle for the Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25 - December 31, 1862 Appendix B: Confederate Order of Battle for the Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25 - December 31, 1862 Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisFinalist: American Battlefield Trust Prize for History In Early Struggles for Vicksburg , Timothy Smith covers the first phase of the Vicksburg campaign (October 1862-July 1863), involving perhaps the most wide-ranging and complex series of efforts seen in the entire campaign. The operations that took place from late October to the end of December 1862 covered six states, consisted of four intertwined mini-campaigns, and saw the involvement of everything from cavalry raids to naval operations in addition to pitched land battles in Ulysses S. Grant's first attempts to reach Vicksburg. This fall/winter campaign that marked the first of the major efforts to reach Vicksburg was the epitome of the by-the-book concepts of military theory of the day. But the first major Union attempts to capture Vicksburg late in 1862 were also disjointed, unorganized, and spread out across a wide spectrum. The Confederates were thus able to parry each threat, although Grant, in his newly assumed position as commander of the Department of the Tennessee, learned from his mistakes and revised his methods in later operations, leading eventually to the fall of Vicksburg. It was war done the way academics would want it done, but Grant figured out quickly that the books did not always have the answers, and he adapted his approach thereafter. Smith comprehensively weaves the Mississippi Central, Chickasaw Bayou, Van Dorn Raid, and Forrest Raid operations into a chronological narrative while illustrating the combination of various branches and services such as army movements, naval operations, and cavalry raids. Early Struggles for Vicksburg is accordingly the first comprehensive academic book ever to examine the Mississippi Central/Chickasaw Bayou campaign and is built upon hundreds of soldier-level sources. Massive in research and scope, this book covers everything from the top politicians and generals down to the individual soldiers, as well as civilians and slaves making their way to freedom, while providing analysis of contemporary military theory to explain why the operations took the form they did.
LC Classification NumberE475.2.S65 2022
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