Pp. xx, 48. Illus., maps, appends, notes, index. $34.95. ISBN: 0700629068 Grant Attempts to Storm Vicksburg Timothy B. Smith’s latest book describes the actions around Vicksburg in the context of the ...

maps, appends, notes ... John Pemberton put up a tough defense and had some success early in 1863, when he had more time to react to Grants moves. But his orders were to hold Vicksburg, which ...

As the episode ends, Lee decides to invade the North again to draw Grant's forces away from Vicksburg.

The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863, proved a crucial turning point of the Civil War, although it took Union forces nearly seven months to capture the city. Dr. Chris Mackowski, ...