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.
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.
Thomas W. Cutrer
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781469631561
- eISBN:
- 9781469631585
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469631561.003.0011
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
With Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant’s campaign against Vicksburg presenting an increasing threat to that vital river fortress, Confederate authorities in Richmond called for Confederate forces in the ...
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With Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant’s campaign against Vicksburg presenting an increasing threat to that vital river fortress, Confederate authorities in Richmond called for Confederate forces in the trans-Mississippi to cooperate with the city’s garrison to raise the siege. A division of Texas troops struck the Federal line on the west bank of the Mississippi River, but, after achieving initial success, were repulsed by Union gunboats.Less
With Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant’s campaign against Vicksburg presenting an increasing threat to that vital river fortress, Confederate authorities in Richmond called for Confederate forces in the trans-Mississippi to cooperate with the city’s garrison to raise the siege. A division of Texas troops struck the Federal line on the west bank of the Mississippi River, but, after achieving initial success, were repulsed by Union gunboats.
Thomas W. Cutrer
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781469631561
- eISBN:
- 9781469631585
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469631561.003.0012
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
In an attempt to relieve the mounting pressure on Vicksburg, the Confederate high command launched an assault on the Federal defences at Helena, Arkansas, a port city on the Mississippi River. Poor ...
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In an attempt to relieve the mounting pressure on Vicksburg, the Confederate high command launched an assault on the Federal defences at Helena, Arkansas, a port city on the Mississippi River. Poor intelligence and reconnaissance work and a lack of coordination among the assaulting columns turned the effort into a costly failure and brought an end to the ill-starred command of Lt. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes in the trans-Mississippi.Less
In an attempt to relieve the mounting pressure on Vicksburg, the Confederate high command launched an assault on the Federal defences at Helena, Arkansas, a port city on the Mississippi River. Poor intelligence and reconnaissance work and a lack of coordination among the assaulting columns turned the effort into a costly failure and brought an end to the ill-starred command of Lt. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes in the trans-Mississippi.
