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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

William C. Everhart (1921 - 2017)

In the American Civil War, the Vicksburg campaign (December 1862-July 1863) was a pivotal victory for the Union under the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, who as a result was promoted by President Lincoln to command of all the North’s military forces. Historian James M. McPherson called Vicksburg “The most brilliant and innovative campaign of the Civil War.” A U.S. Army field manual called it “the most brilliant campaign ever fought on American soil.” National Park Service Historical Manual number 21 published in 1954. - Summary by David Wales

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Keyword(s): civil war (147), American civil war (55), military strategy (8), siege (5), ulysess s grant (1), john c pemberton (1), vicksburg mississippi (1), vicksburg campaign (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Part 1 Vicksburg And The Mississippi; The First Moves Against Vicksburg; Grant’s First Failure At Vicksburg; The Geographical Problem Of Vicksburg; Grant’s Canal; Duckport Canal; Lake Providence Expedition; The Yazoo Pass Expedition; The Steele’s Bayou Expedition	David Wales	00:24:16
Play 02	Part 2 The Vicksburg Campaign: Grants Moves Against Vicksburg – And Succeeds; Porter Runs The Vicksburg Batteries; The River Crossing; The Battle Of Port Gibson; The Strategy Of The Vicksburg Campaign; The Battles Of Raymond And Jackson; The Battle Of Champion’s Hill; The Battle Of Big Black River; The Campaign Ended	David Wales	00:26:51
Play 03	Part 3 The Siege Of Vicksburg; The Confederate Defense Line; The Assault Of May 19; The Assault of May 22; Union Siege Operations; Confederate Trench Life; Civilian Life In Vicksburg During The Siege; Johnston’s Dilemma; The Surrender Of Vicksburg; The Significance Of The Fall Of Vicksburg	David Wales	00:34:41
Play 04	Part 4 Guide To The Area	David Wales	00:15:09

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