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Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Civil War America)
Vicksburg The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi - Civil War America Author:Michael B. Ballard Michael Ballard provides a concise yet thorough study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War. The Union victory at Vicksburg was hailed with as much celebration in the North as the Gettysburg victory and Ballard makes a convinc... more »ing case that it was equally important to the ultimate resolution of the conflict.« less