Gabor S. Boritt
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195139211
- eISBN:
- 9780199848799
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195139211.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century
This chapter discusses several disaster reports where the battle in Gettysburg was lost and that most of the high-ranking commanders were either killed or badly wounded. It talks about the message ...
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This chapter discusses several disaster reports where the battle in Gettysburg was lost and that most of the high-ranking commanders were either killed or badly wounded. It talks about the message from Vicksburg regarding surrender and unprecedented losses: “1 lieutenant general, 4 major-generals, 8 brigadier-generals, and 1 State brigadier, with their staffs; the regimental and other officers, and rank and file and men amount to some 29,000”. It explains how Confederate President Jefferson Davis dealt with his major commanders, and how they along with him played a central part in the outcome of the civil war. It also discusses that Davis, though experiencing much difficulty, remained in charge and endured.Less
This chapter discusses several disaster reports where the battle in Gettysburg was lost and that most of the high-ranking commanders were either killed or badly wounded. It talks about the message from Vicksburg regarding surrender and unprecedented losses: “1 lieutenant general, 4 major-generals, 8 brigadier-generals, and 1 State brigadier, with their staffs; the regimental and other officers, and rank and file and men amount to some 29,000”. It explains how Confederate President Jefferson Davis dealt with his major commanders, and how they along with him played a central part in the outcome of the civil war. It also discusses that Davis, though experiencing much difficulty, remained in charge and endured.
Barbara Brooks Tomblin
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780813167039
- eISBN:
- 9780813167817
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813167039.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
Following the fall of Fort Sumter, the Lincoln administration adopted General Winfield Scott’s strategy to win the war. Dubbed the Anaconda Plan, it called for a Union blockade of the southern coast ...
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Following the fall of Fort Sumter, the Lincoln administration adopted General Winfield Scott’s strategy to win the war. Dubbed the Anaconda Plan, it called for a Union blockade of the southern coast and for Union forces to seize New Orleans and push down the Mississippi River, capturing enemy strongpoints and opening the river. To accomplish this mission, the Union navy had to acquire, arm, and man vessels suitable for service on western rivers. The timberclads Tyler, Lexington, and Conestoga, joined by city-class ironclads, rams, mortar boats, and tinclads, enabled Andrew Hull Foote’s Western Gunboat Flotilla to support Union advances down the Mississippi River. Joint Union forces won the battle of Belmont in November 1861, took Forts Henry and Donelson, and engaged rebel naval forces at Plum Point and Memphis. Admiral David Farragut’s squadron ran past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, forcing New Orleans to surrender in April 1862; took Baton Rouge and Natchez; and joined Foote’s flotilla near Vicksburg. David Dixon Porter replaced Foote as commander of the renamed Mississippi Squadron, but he and Sherman were unable to secure the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg in December. Although several gunboats were lost to rebel mines or gunfire, the “brown-water navy” proved remarkably durable in battles with Confederate vessels such as the CSS Arkansas, gun batteries at Port Hudson and Grand Gulf, and guerrillas. Porter and Farragut’s squadrons provided floating artillery for General Ulysses S. Grant’s campaigns which finally took Vicksburg and won control of the Mississippi River in July 1863.Less
Following the fall of Fort Sumter, the Lincoln administration adopted General Winfield Scott’s strategy to win the war. Dubbed the Anaconda Plan, it called for a Union blockade of the southern coast and for Union forces to seize New Orleans and push down the Mississippi River, capturing enemy strongpoints and opening the river. To accomplish this mission, the Union navy had to acquire, arm, and man vessels suitable for service on western rivers. The timberclads Tyler, Lexington, and Conestoga, joined by city-class ironclads, rams, mortar boats, and tinclads, enabled Andrew Hull Foote’s Western Gunboat Flotilla to support Union advances down the Mississippi River. Joint Union forces won the battle of Belmont in November 1861, took Forts Henry and Donelson, and engaged rebel naval forces at Plum Point and Memphis. Admiral David Farragut’s squadron ran past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, forcing New Orleans to surrender in April 1862; took Baton Rouge and Natchez; and joined Foote’s flotilla near Vicksburg. David Dixon Porter replaced Foote as commander of the renamed Mississippi Squadron, but he and Sherman were unable to secure the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg in December. Although several gunboats were lost to rebel mines or gunfire, the “brown-water navy” proved remarkably durable in battles with Confederate vessels such as the CSS Arkansas, gun batteries at Port Hudson and Grand Gulf, and guerrillas. Porter and Farragut’s squadrons provided floating artillery for General Ulysses S. Grant’s campaigns which finally took Vicksburg and won control of the Mississippi River in July 1863.
Harry S. Laver
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780813136776
- eISBN:
- 9780813141282
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813136776.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Military History
Prior to his service in the Civil War, nothing about Ulysses S. Grant indicated that he would be an extraordinary leader. His performance as a cadet at West Point was mediocre and he finished in the ...
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Prior to his service in the Civil War, nothing about Ulysses S. Grant indicated that he would be an extraordinary leader. His performance as a cadet at West Point was mediocre and he finished in the bottom half of his class. Nevertheless, during his early service in the Civil War, most notably at the battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg, Grant demonstrated that he was developing an uncommon drive. When it was most crucial, Grant proved his mettle by taking control of the Union troops and leading his forces to complete victory through a combination of integrity, determination, and reason. A General Who Will Fight is a detailed study of leadership that explores Grant's rise from undisciplined cadet to Commanding General of the United States Army. Some experts have attributed Grant's success to superior manpower and resources, to the help he received from other Union armies, or even to a ruthless willingness to sacrifice his own men. This study, however, refutes these arguments and reveals that the only explanation for Grant's success lies in his leadership skill, professional competence, and unshakeable resolve. Much more than a book on military strategy, this innovative analysis examines the decision-making process that enabled Grant both to excel as an unquestioned commander and to win.Less
Prior to his service in the Civil War, nothing about Ulysses S. Grant indicated that he would be an extraordinary leader. His performance as a cadet at West Point was mediocre and he finished in the bottom half of his class. Nevertheless, during his early service in the Civil War, most notably at the battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg, Grant demonstrated that he was developing an uncommon drive. When it was most crucial, Grant proved his mettle by taking control of the Union troops and leading his forces to complete victory through a combination of integrity, determination, and reason. A General Who Will Fight is a detailed study of leadership that explores Grant's rise from undisciplined cadet to Commanding General of the United States Army. Some experts have attributed Grant's success to superior manpower and resources, to the help he received from other Union armies, or even to a ruthless willingness to sacrifice his own men. This study, however, refutes these arguments and reveals that the only explanation for Grant's success lies in his leadership skill, professional competence, and unshakeable resolve. Much more than a book on military strategy, this innovative analysis examines the decision-making process that enabled Grant both to excel as an unquestioned commander and to win.
Michael B. Ballard
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604738421
- eISBN:
- 9781604738438
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604738421.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
From the first Union attack on Vicksburg in the spring of 1862 through Benjamin Grierson’s last raid through Mississippi in late 1864 and early 1865, this book traces the campaigns, fighting, and ...
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From the first Union attack on Vicksburg in the spring of 1862 through Benjamin Grierson’s last raid through Mississippi in late 1864 and early 1865, this book traces the campaigns, fighting, and causes and effects of armed conflict in central and North Mississippi, where major campaigns were waged and fighting occurred. It discusses the key military engagements in chronological order. The book begins with a prologue covering mobilization and other events leading up to the first military action within the state’s borders. It then covers all of the major military operations, including the campaign for and siege of Vicksburg, and battles at Iuka and Corinth, Meridian, Brice’s Crossroads, and Tupelo. The colorful cast of characters includes such household names as Sherman, Grant, Pemberton, and Forrest, as well as a host of other commanders and soldiers. The book discusses at length minority troops and others glossed over or lost in studies of the Mississippi military during the war.Less
From the first Union attack on Vicksburg in the spring of 1862 through Benjamin Grierson’s last raid through Mississippi in late 1864 and early 1865, this book traces the campaigns, fighting, and causes and effects of armed conflict in central and North Mississippi, where major campaigns were waged and fighting occurred. It discusses the key military engagements in chronological order. The book begins with a prologue covering mobilization and other events leading up to the first military action within the state’s borders. It then covers all of the major military operations, including the campaign for and siege of Vicksburg, and battles at Iuka and Corinth, Meridian, Brice’s Crossroads, and Tupelo. The colorful cast of characters includes such household names as Sherman, Grant, Pemberton, and Forrest, as well as a host of other commanders and soldiers. The book discusses at length minority troops and others glossed over or lost in studies of the Mississippi military during the war.
Earl J. Hess
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835425
- eISBN:
- 9781469601892
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869840_hess.11
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
After returning to the scene of operations at Young's Point on January 29, Grant felt that the real work of the campaign and siege of Vicksburg now began. His campaign relied on the support of the ...
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After returning to the scene of operations at Young's Point on January 29, Grant felt that the real work of the campaign and siege of Vicksburg now began. His campaign relied on the support of the navy gunboats and the large fleet of civilian craft contracted to carry troops and supplies. The Federals literally could not have survived without these resources. This chapter describes the Vicksburg campaign and siege in detail, including the problems Grant faced in supporting a large army and finding ways to approach and capture Vicksburg.Less
After returning to the scene of operations at Young's Point on January 29, Grant felt that the real work of the campaign and siege of Vicksburg now began. His campaign relied on the support of the navy gunboats and the large fleet of civilian craft contracted to carry troops and supplies. The Federals literally could not have survived without these resources. This chapter describes the Vicksburg campaign and siege in detail, including the problems Grant faced in supporting a large army and finding ways to approach and capture Vicksburg.
Harry S. Laver
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780813136776
- eISBN:
- 9780813141282
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813136776.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, Military History
This chapter recounts the Vicksburg Campaign and Grant's maturing leadership ability. Eschewing frontal attacks, Grant maneuvered his army across the Mississippi countryside, winning four battles ...
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This chapter recounts the Vicksburg Campaign and Grant's maturing leadership ability. Eschewing frontal attacks, Grant maneuvered his army across the Mississippi countryside, winning four battles before capturing the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg. He demonstrated a relentless determination to keep pressing the Confederates while displaying a sophisticated understanding of the operational level of war.Less
This chapter recounts the Vicksburg Campaign and Grant's maturing leadership ability. Eschewing frontal attacks, Grant maneuvered his army across the Mississippi countryside, winning four battles before capturing the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg. He demonstrated a relentless determination to keep pressing the Confederates while displaying a sophisticated understanding of the operational level of war.
Brian Holden Reid
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- July 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780195392739
- eISBN:
- 9780190079161
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780195392739.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century
This chapter examines William T. Sherman’s experience of being an army commander in 1863. Sherman had never formally been anything other than a corps commander, though a “wing” of the Army of the ...
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This chapter examines William T. Sherman’s experience of being an army commander in 1863. Sherman had never formally been anything other than a corps commander, though a “wing” of the Army of the Tennessee had been temporarily entrusted to his care. He had gained experience at high command and he put this to good use. To Sherman, the triumph of Vicksburg, including all the successes notched up since Arkansas Post, represented “the first gleam of daylight in this war.” All of his biographers agree that it represents an important learning experience for this commander. But this experience must be set within the context of the disappointments of the First Vicksburg Campaign. They distorted Sherman’s judgment and account for the development of Sherman’s essentially cautious outlook, mainly a product of the great distances that need to be traversed in this theater.Less
This chapter examines William T. Sherman’s experience of being an army commander in 1863. Sherman had never formally been anything other than a corps commander, though a “wing” of the Army of the Tennessee had been temporarily entrusted to his care. He had gained experience at high command and he put this to good use. To Sherman, the triumph of Vicksburg, including all the successes notched up since Arkansas Post, represented “the first gleam of daylight in this war.” All of his biographers agree that it represents an important learning experience for this commander. But this experience must be set within the context of the disappointments of the First Vicksburg Campaign. They distorted Sherman’s judgment and account for the development of Sherman’s essentially cautious outlook, mainly a product of the great distances that need to be traversed in this theater.
James Naremore
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780520285521
- eISBN:
- 9780520960954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520285521.003.0011
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
Warming by the Devil’s Fire is one in a series of films on blues music produced for television by Martin Scorsese. Burnett’s episode is by far the best of the series, in part because it shows the ...
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Warming by the Devil’s Fire is one in a series of films on blues music produced for television by Martin Scorsese. Burnett’s episode is by far the best of the series, in part because it shows the culture of poverty and brutal labor out of which the blues were created. The film contains powerful archival footage of southern black musicians and the world in which they grew up. Interwoven with this material is a fictional but highly autobiographical story about a boy from Los Angeles whose grandmother sends him to visit relatives in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She hopes he will learn about old-time religion, but he falls into the hands of a ne’er-do-well uncle who is a passionate blues historian.
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Warming by the Devil’s Fire is one in a series of films on blues music produced for television by Martin Scorsese. Burnett’s episode is by far the best of the series, in part because it shows the culture of poverty and brutal labor out of which the blues were created. The film contains powerful archival footage of southern black musicians and the world in which they grew up. Interwoven with this material is a fictional but highly autobiographical story about a boy from Los Angeles whose grandmother sends him to visit relatives in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She hopes he will learn about old-time religion, but he falls into the hands of a ne’er-do-well uncle who is a passionate blues historian.
Earl J. Hess
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835425
- eISBN:
- 9781469601892
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869840_hess.8
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
Engineer officer John G. Barnard proposed a plan to capture New Orleans with land troops and naval support, then proceed northward to take Natchez, Vicksburg, and Memphis. He envisioned occupying the ...
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Engineer officer John G. Barnard proposed a plan to capture New Orleans with land troops and naval support, then proceed northward to take Natchez, Vicksburg, and Memphis. He envisioned occupying the entire Gulf Coast and believed that the capture of New Orleans would close down the major commercial port of the Confederacy.Less
Engineer officer John G. Barnard proposed a plan to capture New Orleans with land troops and naval support, then proceed northward to take Natchez, Vicksburg, and Memphis. He envisioned occupying the entire Gulf Coast and believed that the capture of New Orleans would close down the major commercial port of the Confederacy.
Earl J. Hess
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835425
- eISBN:
- 9781469601892
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869840_hess.12
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
This chapter discusses the Jackson campaign, the first time in the war that the Federals destroyed and left a city they occupied rather than garrison it permanently. It also discusses the occupation ...
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This chapter discusses the Jackson campaign, the first time in the war that the Federals destroyed and left a city they occupied rather than garrison it permanently. It also discusses the occupation duties of Grant after the fall of Vicksburg. Because there was much to be done at Vicksburg, Grant made use of the available black population, using them as laborers. He also positioned guards to control entry into and exit from Vicksburg, and detailed one regiment to preserve law and order in the city. The chapter also describes Nathaniel Banks's campaign to strike Port Hudson.Less
This chapter discusses the Jackson campaign, the first time in the war that the Federals destroyed and left a city they occupied rather than garrison it permanently. It also discusses the occupation duties of Grant after the fall of Vicksburg. Because there was much to be done at Vicksburg, Grant made use of the available black population, using them as laborers. He also positioned guards to control entry into and exit from Vicksburg, and detailed one regiment to preserve law and order in the city. The chapter also describes Nathaniel Banks's campaign to strike Port Hudson.
John Roy Lynch
John Hope Franklin (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781604731149
- eISBN:
- 9781496833624
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604731149.003.0026
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
This chapter explores the appointment of J. W. Bourne as postmaster of Vicksburg. The appointment was to be made immediately after the adjournment of the national convention, which no doubt would ...
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This chapter explores the appointment of J. W. Bourne as postmaster of Vicksburg. The appointment was to be made immediately after the adjournment of the national convention, which no doubt would have been done if Secretary John Sherman had been nominated for the presidency. But since General James A. Garfield, who was a Sherman man, had been nominated, James Hill thought that the political obligations he had incurred in the interest of Secretary Sherman could be paid just the same. Consequently, he went to Washington upon the adjournment of the national convention to have his friend Bourne appointed postmaster at Vicksburg. The term of the postmaster there had expired.Less
This chapter explores the appointment of J. W. Bourne as postmaster of Vicksburg. The appointment was to be made immediately after the adjournment of the national convention, which no doubt would have been done if Secretary John Sherman had been nominated for the presidency. But since General James A. Garfield, who was a Sherman man, had been nominated, James Hill thought that the political obligations he had incurred in the interest of Secretary Sherman could be paid just the same. Consequently, he went to Washington upon the adjournment of the national convention to have his friend Bourne appointed postmaster at Vicksburg. The term of the postmaster there had expired.
Earl J. Hess
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835425
- eISBN:
- 9781469601892
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869840_hess.16
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
During the winter months of 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman sought to improve the Union position in Mississippi by tearing up the network of railroads centering on Meridian. This would disrupt ...
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During the winter months of 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman sought to improve the Union position in Mississippi by tearing up the network of railroads centering on Meridian. This would disrupt Confederate shipment of provisions from the state to their major armies and prevent the enemy from moving westward to Vicksburg and other Mississippi River towns.Less
During the winter months of 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman sought to improve the Union position in Mississippi by tearing up the network of railroads centering on Meridian. This would disrupt Confederate shipment of provisions from the state to their major armies and prevent the enemy from moving westward to Vicksburg and other Mississippi River towns.
Victoria E. Bynum
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781469627052
- eISBN:
- 9781469628011
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469627052.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
This chapter begins with an overview of the Civil War from the perspective of Southerner Unionists and then examines the growth of anti-Confederate sentiment in Jones County. Drawing from legends, ...
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This chapter begins with an overview of the Civil War from the perspective of Southerner Unionists and then examines the growth of anti-Confederate sentiment in Jones County. Drawing from legends, oral histories, personal narratives, county records, and military records, it discusses the county’s opposition to secession, the coming of war, and the battles of Corinth, Iuka, and Vicksburg that convinced many men to desert the Confederate army. The chapter traces the origins of the Knight Company guerrilla band, created in the aftermath of the murder of Confederate Major Amos McLemore and headed by Newt Knight. The participation of women, slaves, children, and old people in home front battles is detailed, with special attention given to Rachel Knight, the band’s slave collaborator.Less
This chapter begins with an overview of the Civil War from the perspective of Southerner Unionists and then examines the growth of anti-Confederate sentiment in Jones County. Drawing from legends, oral histories, personal narratives, county records, and military records, it discusses the county’s opposition to secession, the coming of war, and the battles of Corinth, Iuka, and Vicksburg that convinced many men to desert the Confederate army. The chapter traces the origins of the Knight Company guerrilla band, created in the aftermath of the murder of Confederate Major Amos McLemore and headed by Newt Knight. The participation of women, slaves, children, and old people in home front battles is detailed, with special attention given to Rachel Knight, the band’s slave collaborator.
Timothy B. Smith
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604734294
- eISBN:
- 9781621035411
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604734294.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
This book examines Mississippi’s Civil War defeat by both outside and inside forces. The invading Union army dismantled the state’s political system, infrastructure, economy, and fighting capability. ...
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This book examines Mississippi’s Civil War defeat by both outside and inside forces. The invading Union army dismantled the state’s political system, infrastructure, economy, and fighting capability. The state saw extensive military operations, destruction, and bloodshed within her borders. One of the most frightful and extended sieges of the war ended in a crucial Confederate defeat at Vicksburg, the capstone to a tremendous Union campaign. As Confederate forces and Mississippi became overwhelmed militarily, the populace’s morale began to crumble. Realizing that the enemy could roll unchecked over the state, civilians began to lose the will to continue the struggle. Many white Confederates chose to return to the Union rather than see continued destruction in the name of a victory that seemed ever more improbable. When the tide turned, Unionists and African Americans boldly stepped up their endeavors. The result was a state vanquished and destined to endure suffering far into its future. The book tells the story of all classes of Mississippians during the war, focusing new light on previously neglected groups such as women and African Americans. The result is a revelation of the heart of a populace facing the devastating impact of total war.Less
This book examines Mississippi’s Civil War defeat by both outside and inside forces. The invading Union army dismantled the state’s political system, infrastructure, economy, and fighting capability. The state saw extensive military operations, destruction, and bloodshed within her borders. One of the most frightful and extended sieges of the war ended in a crucial Confederate defeat at Vicksburg, the capstone to a tremendous Union campaign. As Confederate forces and Mississippi became overwhelmed militarily, the populace’s morale began to crumble. Realizing that the enemy could roll unchecked over the state, civilians began to lose the will to continue the struggle. Many white Confederates chose to return to the Union rather than see continued destruction in the name of a victory that seemed ever more improbable. When the tide turned, Unionists and African Americans boldly stepped up their endeavors. The result was a state vanquished and destined to endure suffering far into its future. The book tells the story of all classes of Mississippians during the war, focusing new light on previously neglected groups such as women and African Americans. The result is a revelation of the heart of a populace facing the devastating impact of total war.
Paul Hardin Kapp, Todd Sanders, and William Seale
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781628461381
- eISBN:
- 9781626740754
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781628461381.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century
In this chapter the author recounts Nichols’s last years. From 1846 until 1848, Nichols moved to northwestern Mississippi and completed his last large-scale project: the planning and building of the ...
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In this chapter the author recounts Nichols’s last years. From 1846 until 1848, Nichols moved to northwestern Mississippi and completed his last large-scale project: the planning and building of the University of Mississippi in Oxford. His later designs, the Chickasaw Female Academy in Pontotoc, the Yazoo County Courthouse in Yazoo City, and his final design, the Lexington Female Academy in Lexington, were quite modest. He did design one last grand residence, Shamrock, a brick, three story, square-built Greek Revival in Vicksburg. Still designing, Nichols died in 1853 and was buried among strangers in an Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington, Mississippi, nearly 900 miles away from the shores of North Carolina where his journey in America had begun fifty-three years earlier.Less
In this chapter the author recounts Nichols’s last years. From 1846 until 1848, Nichols moved to northwestern Mississippi and completed his last large-scale project: the planning and building of the University of Mississippi in Oxford. His later designs, the Chickasaw Female Academy in Pontotoc, the Yazoo County Courthouse in Yazoo City, and his final design, the Lexington Female Academy in Lexington, were quite modest. He did design one last grand residence, Shamrock, a brick, three story, square-built Greek Revival in Vicksburg. Still designing, Nichols died in 1853 and was buried among strangers in an Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington, Mississippi, nearly 900 miles away from the shores of North Carolina where his journey in America had begun fifty-three years earlier.
Barbara Brooks Tomblin
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780813167039
- eISBN:
- 9780813167817
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813167039.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
After securing New Orleans, Farragut’s squadron steamed up the Mississippi River, securing Baton Rouge and Natchez. Under pressure from the Navy Department to open the river, Farragut declined to go ...
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After securing New Orleans, Farragut’s squadron steamed up the Mississippi River, securing Baton Rouge and Natchez. Under pressure from the Navy Department to open the river, Farragut declined to go back and attack Mobile and pressed on to Vicksburg, accompanied by troops under the command of General Williams. Despite a bombardment by Porter’s mortar schooners, the city of Vicksburg held out, so on June 28 Farragut attempted to run his squadron past the enemy batteries. The flagship Hartford and others made it, but the Brooklyn, Kennebec, and Katahdin fail to run the gauntlet.Less
After securing New Orleans, Farragut’s squadron steamed up the Mississippi River, securing Baton Rouge and Natchez. Under pressure from the Navy Department to open the river, Farragut declined to go back and attack Mobile and pressed on to Vicksburg, accompanied by troops under the command of General Williams. Despite a bombardment by Porter’s mortar schooners, the city of Vicksburg held out, so on June 28 Farragut attempted to run his squadron past the enemy batteries. The flagship Hartford and others made it, but the Brooklyn, Kennebec, and Katahdin fail to run the gauntlet.
Barbara Brooks Tomblin
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780813167039
- eISBN:
- 9780813167817
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813167039.003.0019
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
Grant’s siege of Vicksburg continued, supported by Porter’s mortars, gunboats, and naval guns sent ashore. General Alfred Ellet’s men and the Raine were ordered to defend Goodrich’s Landing from a ...
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Grant’s siege of Vicksburg continued, supported by Porter’s mortars, gunboats, and naval guns sent ashore. General Alfred Ellet’s men and the Raine were ordered to defend Goodrich’s Landing from a rebel attack, and the Romeo arrived to assist. The siege and bombardment of Vicksburg finally forced the Confederates to ask for terms, and on July 4, 1863, the rebel stronghold surrendered. Port Hudson also fell to the Union, and the Mississippi River was finally open to Union navigation, cutting the Confederacy in two.Less
Grant’s siege of Vicksburg continued, supported by Porter’s mortars, gunboats, and naval guns sent ashore. General Alfred Ellet’s men and the Raine were ordered to defend Goodrich’s Landing from a rebel attack, and the Romeo arrived to assist. The siege and bombardment of Vicksburg finally forced the Confederates to ask for terms, and on July 4, 1863, the rebel stronghold surrendered. Port Hudson also fell to the Union, and the Mississippi River was finally open to Union navigation, cutting the Confederacy in two.
Michael B. Ballard
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781617036392
- eISBN:
- 9781621030522
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781617036392.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
This chapter examines how Mississippi slaves and white Union soldiers interacted during the Vicksburg campaign. It looks at how white federal troops, particularly those under Ulysses S. Grant, ...
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This chapter examines how Mississippi slaves and white Union soldiers interacted during the Vicksburg campaign. It looks at how white federal troops, particularly those under Ulysses S. Grant, treated freedmen and colored troops, and shows that blacks escaping slavery were not always welcomed by whites. The chapter also discusses white soldiers’ attitudes regarding emancipation and the issue of racism during the march into Mississippi, and demonstrates how African Americans went from one type of slavery to another during the Vicksburg campaign.Less
This chapter examines how Mississippi slaves and white Union soldiers interacted during the Vicksburg campaign. It looks at how white federal troops, particularly those under Ulysses S. Grant, treated freedmen and colored troops, and shows that blacks escaping slavery were not always welcomed by whites. The chapter also discusses white soldiers’ attitudes regarding emancipation and the issue of racism during the march into Mississippi, and demonstrates how African Americans went from one type of slavery to another during the Vicksburg campaign.
David Silkenat
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- January 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781469649726
- eISBN:
- 9781469649740
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469649726.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
The American Civil War began with a laying down of arms by Union troops at Fort Sumter, and it ended with a series of surrenders, most famously at Appomattox Courthouse. But in the intervening four ...
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The American Civil War began with a laying down of arms by Union troops at Fort Sumter, and it ended with a series of surrenders, most famously at Appomattox Courthouse. But in the intervening four years, both Union and Confederate forces surrendered en masse on scores of other occasions. Indeed, roughly one out of every four soldiers surrendered at some point during the conflict. In no other American war did surrender happen so frequently.
David Silkenat here provides the first comprehensive study of Civil War surrender, focusing on the conflicting social, political, and cultural meanings of the action. Looking at the conflict from the perspective of men who surrendered, Silkenat creates new avenues to understand prisoners of war, fighting by Confederate guerillas, the role of southern Unionists, and the experiences of African American soldiers. The experience of surrender also sheds valuable light on the culture of honor, the experience of combat, and the laws of war.Less
The American Civil War began with a laying down of arms by Union troops at Fort Sumter, and it ended with a series of surrenders, most famously at Appomattox Courthouse. But in the intervening four years, both Union and Confederate forces surrendered en masse on scores of other occasions. Indeed, roughly one out of every four soldiers surrendered at some point during the conflict. In no other American war did surrender happen so frequently.
David Silkenat here provides the first comprehensive study of Civil War surrender, focusing on the conflicting social, political, and cultural meanings of the action. Looking at the conflict from the perspective of men who surrendered, Silkenat creates new avenues to understand prisoners of war, fighting by Confederate guerillas, the role of southern Unionists, and the experiences of African American soldiers. The experience of surrender also sheds valuable light on the culture of honor, the experience of combat, and the laws of war.
Stephen D. Engle
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781469629339
- eISBN:
- 9781469629353
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469629339.003.0014
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
This chapter examines the spring elections and the political enemies at home attempting to discourage northerners about continuing a war the Union appeared to be losing. It describes the Vicksburg ...
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This chapter examines the spring elections and the political enemies at home attempting to discourage northerners about continuing a war the Union appeared to be losing. It describes the Vicksburg and Gettysburg campaigns and the political fallout from conscription, including the New York City riots.Less
This chapter examines the spring elections and the political enemies at home attempting to discourage northerners about continuing a war the Union appeared to be losing. It describes the Vicksburg and Gettysburg campaigns and the political fallout from conscription, including the New York City riots.