Miserable Little Conglomeration: A Social History of the Port Hudson Campaign

by Christopher Thrasher

While Vicksburg and Gettysburg tend to receive the most attention among Civil War battles, it is Port Hudson that holds the record for the longest-running siege in American history. During the summer of 1863, US soldiers fought in the infamous heat and damp of Louisiana for forty-eight grueling days, having severely underestimated the Confederates' determination to win.

Previous accounts of these events have rested on the leaders, well-known...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621907910
• ISBN13: 9781621907916
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"