The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles PDF
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The Civil War in Mississippi Heritage of Mississippi Series / Volume V board of editors William F. Winter, chair John F. Marszalek, vice-chair Dernoral Davis Elbert R. Hilliard H. T. Holmes Peggy W. Jeanes William K. Scarborough Charles Reagan Wilson Christine D. Wilson The Civil War in Mississippi Major CaMpaigns and Battles Michael B. Ballard University Press of Mississippi for the Mississippi Historical Society and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Jackson Publication of this book was made possible through a grant from the Phil Hardin Foundation. www.upress.state.ms.us Maps by Bill Pitts The University Press of Mississippi is a member of the Association of American University Presses. Copyright © 2011 by the Mississippi Historical Society All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing 2011 ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ballard, Michael B. The Civil War in Mississippi : major campaigns and battles / Michael B. Ballard. p. cm. — (Heritage of Mississippi series ; v. 5) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-60473-842-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-1-60473-843-8 (ebook) 1. Mississippi—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Campaigns. 2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861– 1865—Campaigns. I. Title. E470.7.B35 2011 976.2’05—dc22 2010024273 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available to marshall scott legan and frank allen dennis This page intentionally left blank “What were the people of this beautiful country thinking of to go to war?” —general ulysses s. grant, speaking of central Mississippi, quoted in Mrs. Dunbar Rowland, History of Hinds County, 1821–1922 (Jackson, Miss., 1922), 34. This page intentionally left blank ConTenTs lisT of Maps - xi - foreWord - xiii - prologue War Comes to Mississippi - 3 - 1. CorinTh The Siege That Was Not - 13 - 2. viCksburg First Attack - 35 - 3. iuka The Clash and the Quiet - 55 - 4. CorinTh Another Van Dorn Debacle - 77 - 5. viCksburg More Union Failures - 105 - 6. viCksburg Final Battles and Siege - 139 -
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