ess, a university professor and award-winning author of several Civil War studies, presents a detailed study of a key portion of the Vicksburg Campaign as part of the acclaimed Civil War America series from the University of North Carolina.
Defying Odds
On a cold February night in 1864, two Union officers in full dress uniform came to the brightly festooned White House to attend a reception. Although Lieutenant Anderson R. Abbott and Major Alexander T. Augusta were greeted warmly by President Abraha
