The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 7: December 9, 1862 - March 31, 1863 Volume 7

Volume 7 documents Grant's winter of discontent. In late December, his Mississippi Central campaign, an overland drive toward Vicksburg, was fatally dis­rupted by Confederate cavalry raids. Forced to withdraw northward, Grant could not apply pressure on the enemy when Major General William T. Sher­man attacked Vicksburg directly. Sher­man suffered a disastrous repulse at Chickasaw Bayou, and Grant pulled back to Memphis and, during...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809308800
• ISBN13: 9780809308804
• Release Date: November 1979
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 618 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 10.5"