The Siege of Vicksburg and the battles of Champion Hill and Big Black River, Vicksburg, the key to the Mississippi and the capture of Vicksburg was one of General Grants main objectives in this campaign. The superb book Vicksburg 1863, Grant Clears the Mississippi by Alan Hankinson published by Osprey Books.

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Sacrifice at Vicksburg, Letters From the Front by Susan T Puck

This is the story of three soldiers of the 23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry from their September 1862 enlistment to the end of their military service. After only a week's training, their army life started by chasing Braxton Bragg's army through Kentucky. They then went down river to Memphis, and with Grant through the swamps of Mississippi to Vicksburg. Their participation in Grant's assaults and siege resulted in letters of unique value, showing Grant's success from an enlisted perspective.

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Vicksburg 1863,Grant Clears the Mississippi by Alan Hankinson

The capture of Vicksburg , key to the Mississippi, ranks with Gettysburg as on of the turning points of the American Civil War. It was also one of Grant's finest campaigns, a true test of character and leadership. Alan Hankinson, author of First Bull Run, here describes the frustrating series of operations by which Grant attempted to bypass the swamps and bayous that protected the city to the north; the Battles of Champion Hill and Big Black River; and the siege.

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