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American Civil War Fortifications: The Mississippi and River Forts: v. 3 (Fortress) Book
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Foyles
The Mississippi River, the second longest in the US, played a decisive role in the American Civil War. The Confederate fortifications were put to the test in the lengthy Federal campaign of 1862-63, aimed at cutting off the Rebel states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas and creating a blockade of this trade route. Vicksburg was a fortress city, known as the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy"; the initial Federal attack on May 19, 1863 failed to take the city, and a state of siege ensued, which saw the creation of a complex system of trenches, tunnels, mines, and batteries to invest the place. This book examines these and other sites, and the role they played in the war.
- 184603194X
- 9781846031946
- Ron Field
- 10 November 2007
- Osprey Publishing
- Paperback (Book)
- 64
- illustrated edition
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