The Chief Historian at Vicksburg
writes on the entire campaign!
The Vicksburg Campaign
by Terrence J. Winschel
Foreword by historian Edwin C. Bearss
248pp, 9 maps, 28 photos, notes, biblio., index, cloth, d.j. ISBN 1-882810-31-7.
$24.95
Click here to read Edwin C. Bearss' Foreword
Ten fascinating chapters on the complex and decisive campaign to capture the city of Vicksburg and sever the Mississippi River. Terry Winschel, the chief historian at Vicksburg National Military Park weaves a professional lifetime of personal experience and scholarship into this book. Which battle of the months-long campaign was decisive and sealed the fate of the city? How did the civilians deal with the lack of food and supplies? Winschel discusses all these issues and others with articles on General Grant’s march through Louisiana, Grierson’s Federal cavalry raid, the battles of Port Gibson and Champion Hill, siege operations, Walker’s Texas Division, citizens, and much more.
"Terry Winschel explores several
facets of the Vicksburg Campaign in this book. . . . His essays
read well and show his firm grasp of the campaign. Triumph
and Defeat contains a number of excellent maps and numerous
illustrations. Anyone interested in the topic will enjoy this
addition to the literature." Art Bergeron, Jr., writing
for Civi; War Book Review
