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[KSor]

Looking for suggestions for the best books about the Vicksburg campaign?

 

[jackt62]

Just finished reading Donald Miller's new book "Vicksburg; Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy." What I found unique about this history was that the author goes into great detail on the riverine campaign by Farragut/Porter during 1862 and doesn't simply concentrate on the more well known story of Grant's 1863 attempts to take Vicksburg. Lots of detail, very interesting narrative.

 

[James N.]

Not knowing how much general knowledge about the entire war you have, but I've been recommending a book called Receding Tide by Ed Bearss and J. Parker Hills that covers the first seven months of 1863 and includes the entire Vicksburg and Gettysburg campaigns and battles as well as Chancellorsville:

Member Review - "Receding Tide - Vicksburg and Gettysburg, the Campaigns That Changed the Civil War" by Edwin C. Bearss With J. Parker Hills | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media

Receding Tide - Vicksburg and Gettysburg, The Campaigns That Changed the Civil War By Edwin C. Bearss With J. Parker Hills Published in 2010 by National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 400 pp. total; 386 of Narrative, plus Acknowledgements and Index ISBN 978-1-4262-0510-1 I cannot too...

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[bdtex]

Looking for suggestions for the best books about the Vicksburg campaign?

Here's a good starter book:

Member Review - "Vicksburg Is The Key" | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media

By William L. Shea & Terrence J. Winschel. Published in 2003 by The University of Nebraska Press. 223 pages of text including Epilogue,Notes,Bibliographical Essay,Index,13 Illustrations and 16 maps. ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-9344-1. Paperback. Retail price $16.95. I bought a "Very Good" Autographed...

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