TWO ATTACKS AT VICKSBURG
Jan 21, 2020
2 minutes
REVIEWED BY GORDON BERG
he capture of Vicksburg after a 47-day siege by Union forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant is a turning point in the Civil War. What’s not so readily understood is why Grant twice tried to capture the Confederate bastion by direct assault. Five essays
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