Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi

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 convincing case that it was equally important to the ultimate resolution of the conflict.

Author: Michael B. Ballard
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 03/01/2010
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.62lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.34w x 1.21d
ISBN: 9780807871287

About the Author
Ballard, Michael B.: - Michael B. Ballard is university archivist and coordinator of the congressional and political research center at Mississippi State University. He is the author of five previous books, including Pemberton: A Biography and A Long Shadow: Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy.