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Grant S River Campaign
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Author : Jack H. Lepa
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-11-08
Grant S River Campaign written by Jack H. Lepa and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-08 with History categories.
In Tennessee in the early months of 1862, Ulysses S. Grant captured forts Henry and Donelson and opened the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers to military and commercial shipping. In April the first of many terrible battles of the Civil War was fought near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River around a decrepit meeting-house known as Shiloh. This costly victory established Federal control over much of central Tennessee. These early Union victories gave the Federals control of two of the major rivers in the region--the highways of the period--opening large areas of the Confederacy to Federal invasion. Other important results were the end of the Confederate threat to control Kentucky and possibly close off the Ohio River. These victories also were a major factor in forcing the abandonment of a key Confederate fort on the Mississippi River at Columbus, Kentucky. This book describes not only the actual fighting that took place but how important political and economic factors influenced the overall military strategy in the region.
Vicksburg
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Author : Donald L. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 2019-10-29
Vicksburg written by Donald L. Miller and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-29 with History categories.
Winner of the Civil War Round Table of New York’s Fletcher Pratt Literary Award Winner of the Austin Civil War Round Table’s Daniel M. & Marilyn W. Laney Book Prize Winner of an Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award “A superb account” (The Wall Street Journal) of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war. Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the Mississippi River. It prevented the Union from using the river for shipping between the Union-controlled Midwest and New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. The Union navy tried to take Vicksburg, which sat on a high bluff overlooking the river, but couldn’t do it. It took Grant’s army and Admiral David Porter’s navy to successfully invade Mississippi and lay siege to Vicksburg, forcing the city to surrender. In this “elegant…enlightening…well-researched and well-told” (Publishers Weekly) work, Donald L. Miller tells the full story of this year-long campaign to win the city “with probing intelligence and irresistible passion” (Booklist). He brings to life all the drama, characters, and significance of Vicksburg, a historic moment that rivals any war story in history. In the course of the campaign, tens of thousands of slaves fled to the Union lines, where more than twenty thousand became soldiers, while others seized the plantations they had been forced to work on, destroying the economy of a large part of Mississippi and creating a social revolution. With Vicksburg “Miller has produced a model work that ties together military and social history” (Civil War Times). Vicksburg solidified Grant’s reputation as the Union’s most capable general. Today no general would ever be permitted to fail as often as Grant did, but ultimately he succeeded in what he himself called the most important battle of the war—the one that all but sealed the fate of the Confederacy.
Campaigning With Grant Illustrated Edition
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Author : General Horace Porter
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
Campaigning With Grant Illustrated Edition written by General Horace Porter and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack – 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. In 1863 Horace Porter, then a captain, met Ulysses S. Grant as Grant commenced the campaign that would break the Confederate siege at Chattanooga. After a brief stint in Washington, Porter rejoined Grant, who was now in command of all Union forces, and served with him as a staff aide from April 1864 until the end of the war. He accompanied Grant into battle in the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg campaigns and was present at Lee’s surrender at McLean’s house. Throughout the war he kept extensive notes that capture Grant’s conversations as well as his own observations of military life. Porter was at Appomattox as a brevet brigadier general, and this work, written from notes taken in the field, is his eyewitness account of the great struggle between Lee and Grant that led to the defeat of the Confederacy. As a close-up observer of Grant in the field, Porter was also able to draw a finely detailed, fully realized portrait of this American military hero—his daily acts, his personal traits and habits, and the motives that inspired him in important crises rendered in the language that Grant used at the time. Porter intended to bring readers into such intimate contact with the Union commander that they could know him as well as those who served by his side. He acquits himself admirably in this undertaking, giving us a moving human document and a remarkable perspective on a crucial chapter of American history. We also hear of Grant’s dealings with Lincoln, of the close relationship between Sherman and Grant, and of Lee’s noble bearing at his surrender. This is a stirring account that brings to life our country’s most memorable conflict.
Vicksburg
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Author : Donald L. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 2020-10-20
Vicksburg written by Donald L. Miller and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with History categories.
Winner of the Civil War Round Table of New York’s Fletcher Pratt Literary Award Winner of the Austin Civil War Round Table’s Daniel M. & Marilyn W. Laney Book Prize Winner of an Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award “A superb account” (The Wall Street Journal) of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war. Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the Mississippi River. It prevented the Union from using the river for shipping between the Union-controlled Midwest and New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. The Union navy tried to take Vicksburg, which sat on a high bluff overlooking the river, but couldn’t do it. It took Grant’s army and Admiral David Porter’s navy to successfully invade Mississippi and lay siege to Vicksburg, forcing the city to surrender. In this “elegant…enlightening…well-researched and well-told” (Publishers Weekly) work, Donald L. Miller tells the full story of this year-long campaign to win the city “with probing intelligence and irresistible passion” (Booklist). He brings to life all the drama, characters, and significance of Vicksburg, a historic moment that rivals any war story in history. In the course of the campaign, tens of thousands of slaves fled to the Union lines, where more than twenty thousand became soldiers, while others seized the plantations they had been forced to work on, destroying the economy of a large part of Mississippi and creating a social revolution. With Vicksburg “Miller has produced a model work that ties together military and social history” (Civil War Times). Vicksburg solidified Grant’s reputation as the Union’s most capable general. Today no general would ever be permitted to fail as often as Grant did, but ultimately he succeeded in what he himself called the most important battle of the war—the one that all but sealed the fate of the Confederacy.
Military History Of Ulysses S Grant
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Author : Adam Badeau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1881
Military History Of Ulysses S Grant written by Adam Badeau and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1881 with United States categories.
The Life And Campaigns Of Lieut Gen U S Grant From His Boyhood To The Surrender Of Lee
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Author : Phineas Camp Headley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
The Life And Campaigns Of Lieut Gen U S Grant From His Boyhood To The Surrender Of Lee written by Phineas Camp Headley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with History categories.
Generals Grant and Sherman shared a deep mutual respect and worked closely together throughout the war, keeping in almost daily communication.
History Of Grant S Campaign For The Capture Of Richmond 1864 1865
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Author : John Cannon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
History Of Grant S Campaign For The Capture Of Richmond 1864 1865 written by John Cannon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Richmond (Va.) categories.
The Decision Was Always My Own
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Author : Timothy B Smith
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2018-07-13
The Decision Was Always My Own written by Timothy B Smith and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-13 with History categories.
The Vicksburg Campaign, argues Timothy B. Smith, is the showcase of Ulysses S. Grant's military genius. Showing how and why Grant became such a successful general, Smith presents a fast-paced reexamination of the commander and the campaign. His analysis of Grant's decision-making process details the process of campaigning on military, political, administrative, and personal levels.
Preparing For Disunion
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Author : Allen H. Mesch
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-11-30
Preparing For Disunion written by Allen H. Mesch and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with History categories.
Between 1817 and 1864, sixteen officers were assigned as Commandants of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. They played an important role in training the officers who would serve on both sides of the Civil War. Historians criticize the program as antiquated for its time: A course in Napoleonic strategy and tactics that did not account for rifled weapons or the particularities of terrain. Yet these commandants made changes to the program, developed new textbooks and instructed cadets who became field generals. The biographies of the commandants are presented along with their contributions to the Academy, notable graduates and other military service.
The Campaign Lives Of Ulysses S Grant And Schuyler Colfax
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Author : James Sanks Brisbin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
The Campaign Lives Of Ulysses S Grant And Schuyler Colfax written by James Sanks Brisbin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Campaign literature, 1868 categories.