The Union Assaults at Vicksburg: Grant Attacks Pemberton, May 17-22, 1863

by Timothy B Smith and Timothy B. Smith

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700629068
• ISBN13: 9780700629060
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"