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It was the third week of May 1863, and after seven months and six attempts, Ulysses S. Grant was finally at the doorstep of Vicksburg. What followed was a series of attacks and maneuvers against the last major section of the Mississippi River controlled by the Confederacy—and one of the most important operations of the Civil War. Grant intended to end the campaign quickly by assault, but the stalwart defense of Vicksburg's garrison changed his plans. The Union Assaults at Vicksburg is the first comprehensive account of this quick attempt to capture Vicksburg, which proved critical to the Union's ultimate success and Grant's eventual solidification as one of the most significant military commanders in American history.
Establishing a day-to-day—and occasionally minute-to-minute—timeline for this crucial week, military historian Timothy B. Smith invites readers to follow the Vicksburg assaults as they unfold. His finely detailed account reaches from the offices of statesmen and politicians to the field of battle, with exacting analysis and insight that ranges from the highest level of planning and command to the combat experience of the common soldier. As closely observed and vividly described as each assault is, Smith's book also puts the sum of these battles into the larger context of the Vicksburg campaign, as well as the entire war. His deeply informed, in-depth work thus provides the first full view of a key but little-studied turning point in the fortunes of the Union army in the West, Ulysses S. Grant, and the United States of America.
Contents
List of Maps
Preface
Prologue
. 822 I Will Fortify Vicksburg and Prevent Its Capture 822
2. 822 The Accomplishment of This One Object 822
3. 822 Tumbling Back into Vicksburg in Utter Confusion 822
4. 822 Within Musket-Range of the Defenses of Vicksburg 822
5. 822 My Whole Division Dashed Forward 822
. 822 The Enemy Are Evidently Preparing for an Assault 822
7. 822 Each Column Will Attack by the Watch 822
8. 822 There Was Not a Twig between Us and the Fort 822
9. 822 They Seemed to Be Springing from the Bowels of the Earth 822
. 822 I Could Not Disregard His Reiterated Statements 822
. 822 The Assault Was Feeble Compared with the Fierce Onslaughts Earlier in the Day 822
2. 822 It Is Absolutely Necessary That They Be Dislodged 822
3. 822 Five Days of Peril, Hardship, and Privation 822
Epilogue
Appendix A: Union Order of Battle at Vicksburg, May 7-22, 8 3
Appendix B: Confederate Order of Battle at Vicksburg, May 7-22, 8 3
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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