He also analyzes the leadership and interaction of such key figures as … More U.S. Ballard examines soldier attitudes, guerrilla warfare, and the effects of the campaign and siege on civilians in and around Vicksburg. Ballard brings new depth to our understanding of the Vicksburg campaign by considering its human as well as its military aspects. In a thorough yet concise study of the longest single military campaign of the Civil War, Michael B. The Union gained control of the Mississippi River, and the Confederate territory was split in two. When Confederate troops surrendered Vicksburg on July 4, 1863-the day after the Union victory at Gettysburg-a crucial port and rail depot for the South was lost.
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