Irishtom29
2nd Lieutenant
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2008
- Location
- Wheaton Illinois
Vicksburg held out for about 40 days of open trenches, not bad. The city held out longer than Lille, Cuidad Rodrigo, the citadel of Antwerp, Badajoz, Masstricht and quite a few other cities and fortresses besieged in the days of black powder warfare. Of course the defenders were helped by the difficult terrain and Army of the Tennessee lacking a large number of engineers, professional sappers and proper mortars. But what the Midwesterners lacked in eqipment and professionalism they often made up for in common sense, enthusiasm and enterprise.
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