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- Aug 25, 2012
I am ready up a bit on the Vicksburg Campaign in hopes of going this fall to Vicksburg. So I am trying to get a handle on John C. Pemberton.
It seems like Jefferson Davis originally thought well of him. Davis put in charge of Vicksburg. Was Davis mistaken?
Pemberton was a West Point graduate and an experienced officer when the War began. He appeared to be a good engineer and a fair administrator. At least on paper, he appeared to be a good officer.
Being born in the North, some Southerners questioned his loyalty to the Confederacy. A few believed that he intentionally aided the Union.
During the early part of the Vicksburg Campaign he seemed to perform fair. Still after Grant crossed the river Pemberton seemed to be relative and not overly proactive.
It seems like Jefferson Davis originally thought well of him. Davis put in charge of Vicksburg. Was Davis mistaken?
Pemberton was a West Point graduate and an experienced officer when the War began. He appeared to be a good engineer and a fair administrator. At least on paper, he appeared to be a good officer.
Being born in the North, some Southerners questioned his loyalty to the Confederacy. A few believed that he intentionally aided the Union.
During the early part of the Vicksburg Campaign he seemed to perform fair. Still after Grant crossed the river Pemberton seemed to be relative and not overly proactive.