Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River

The struggle for control of the Mississippi River was the longest and most complex campaign of the Civil War It was marked by an extraordinary diversity of military and naval operations, including fleet engagements, cavalry raids, amphibious landings, pitched battles, and the two longest sieges in American history Every existing type of naval vessel, from sailing ship to ard ram, played a role, and military engineers practiced their art on a scale never before witnessed in modern warfare Union commanders such as Grant, Sherman, Farragut, and Porter demonstrated the skills that would take them to the highest levels of command When the immense contest finally reached its climax at Vicksburg and Port Hudson in the summer of 1863, the Confederacy suffered a blow from which it never recovered Here was the true turning point of the Civil War This fast paced, gripping narrative of the Civil War struggle for the Mississippi River is the first comprehensive single volume account to appear in over a century Vicksburg Is the Key The Struggle for the Mississippi River tells the story of the series of campaigns the Union conducted on land and water to conquer Vicksburg and of the many efforts by the Confederates to break the siege of the fortress William L Shea and Terrence J Winschel present the unfolding drama of the campaign in a clear and readable style, correct historic myths along the way, and examine the profound strategic effects of the eventual Union victory. Read Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River – kino-fada.fr A concise, readable and well written history of the Vicksburg campaign.Shea emphasizes the advantages Union forces enjoyed in terms of mobility Shea maintains a good pace and begins with the campaign against New Orleans, and discusses how afterwards the Union was able to move on Port Hudson and finally Vicksburg, the last bastion of Confederate strength on the river Shea also discusses Grant s evolution as a military commander, and this was one of the most interesting parts of the book Shea A concise, readable and well written history of the Vicksburg campaign.Shea emphasizes the advantages Union forces enjoyed in terms of mobility Shea maintains a good pace and begins with the campaign against New Orleans, and discusses how afterwards the Union was able to move on Port Hudson and finally Vicksburg, the last bastion of Confederate strength on the river Shea also discusses Grant s evolution as a military commander, and this was one...Nice, clearly written overview and analysis of the Vicksburg campaign The authors do a nice job setting the stage for the campaign, discuss naval operations, Grant s campaign efforts, and include a discussion of Banks campaign in Louisiana and capture of Port Hudson.When we visited the Vicksburg battlefield last month I asked the ranger to recommend one of the books that he though gave a good coverage of the Vicksburg battle and the events leading up to the siege on the city This is the one that he recommended to me I am glad that I took his recommendation I liked this book because ...Well written overview of a broad series of campaigns that culminated in the north s capture of Vicksburg and Port Hudson to secure the Mississippi River in the Civil War The authors do a good job of framing the objectives, strategies, tactics, successes, and f...Exceptionally well written and full of great insights, this may be the best single volume on the Vicksburg campaign available In addition, the book also explains how actions West of the Mississippi River and at Port Hudson impacted Union efforts to take Vicksburg.Grant JonesMs BrooksAcademic English 107 January, 2013 The book I read, Vicksburg is the Key The Struggle for the Misissippi River by William L Shea and Terrence J Winschel details the campaign in the Civil War to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi by Major General Ulysses S Grant mainly taking place between December 1862 and July 1863 One of the major points of the North s strategy in the Civil War was to regain control of the Mississippi River, which would effectively split the confederacy in Grant JonesMs BrooksAcademic English 107 January, 2013 The book I read, Vicksburg is the Key The Struggle for the Misissippi River by William L Shea and Terrence J Winschel details the campaign in the Civil War to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi by Major General Ulysses S Grant mainly taking place between December 1862 and July 1863 One of the major points of the North s strategy in the Civil War was to regain control of the Mississippi River, which would effectively split the confederacy in two Prior to the war, Grant graduated low from West Point military academy, resigned from the army, had several failed business endeavors and suffered from alcoholism However, after rejoining the mil...Vicksburg Is the Key The Struggle for the Mississippi River, written by William Shea and Terrence Winschel, reflects Abraham Lincoln s view that page 1 The Mississippi is the backbone of the rebellion I t is the key to the whole situation And central to the Confederate strategy to hold the Mississippi after 1862 was Vicksburg, The Gibraltar of the West This book does a serviceable job of explaining the Vicksburg Campaign and the context in which that campaign took place It Vicksburg Is the Key The Struggle for the Mississippi River, written by William Shea and Terrence Winschel, reflects Abraham Lincoln s view that page 1 The Mississippi is the backbone of the rebellion I t is the key to the whole situation And central to the Confederate strategy to hold the Mississippi after 1862 was Vicksburg, The Gibraltar of the West This book does a serviceable job of explaining the Vicksburg Campaign and the context in which that campaign took place It begins by laying out the Civil War in the West, and the efforts by the Union to assert control over the Mississippi, from the taking of New Orleans to the success of John Pope at Island 10 Confederate strategists came to realize the value of Vicksburg as Union forces moved upriver from New Orleans and downriver from island 10 and Memphis Vicksburg was transformed into a bastion to control the river from high atop the s...Maybe it s just the genre, but I find it laughable that the intro to this book claims that it attempts to place the military events within a cultural and historical context There is next to no mention of anyone not immediately connected with one of armies or navies fighting in the western riverine battles As I implied, I m not familiar with civil war histories The author seems to do a good job describing the events and the motivations and strategy behind them, but it seems pointless to Maybe it s just the genre, but I find it laughable that the intro to this book claims that it attempts to place the military events within a cultural and historical context There is next to no mention of anyone not immediatel...A very smoothly written summary to the Vicksburg campaign a great introduction to the subject.This is a good book that gives a good overview of the Vicksburg campaign.

• English
• 10 August 2018
William L. Shea
• Paperback
• 242 pages
• 0803293445
• William L. Shea
• Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River