Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

About this eBook

Author

Everhart, William C., 1921-2017

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

Vicksburg National Military Park (Miss.)

Category

Text

eBook-No.

57935

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57935

Release Date

September 19, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.VICKSBURG National Military Park, Mississippi
2. 2.Contents — VICKSBURG AND THE MISSISSIPPI. — THE FIRST MOVES AGAINST VICKSBURG. — GRANT’S FIRST FAILURE AT VICKSBURG.
3. 3.The Bayou Expeditions: Grant Moves Against Vicksburg—and Fails — THE GEOGRAPHICAL PROBLEM OF VICKSBURG. — GRANT’S CANAL. — DUCKPORT CANAL. — LAKE PROVIDENCE EXPEDITION. — THE YAZOO PASS EXPEDITION. — THE STEELE’S BAYOU EXPEDITION.
4. 4.The Vicksburg Campaign: Grant Moves Against Vicksburg—and Succeeds — PORTER RUNS THE VICKSBURG BATTERIES. — THE RIVER CROSSING. — THE BATTLE OF PORT GIBSON. — THE STRATEGY OF THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN. — THE BATTLES OF RAYMOND AND JACKSON. — THE BATTLE OF CHAMPION’S HILL. — THE BATTLE OF BIG BLACK RIVER. — THE CAMPAIGN ENDED.
5. 5.The Siege of Vicksburg — THE CONFEDERATE DEFENSE LINE. — THE ASSAULT OF MAY 19. — THE ASSAULT OF MAY 22. — UNION SIEGE OPERATIONS. — CONFEDERATE TRENCH LIFE. — CIVILIAN LIFE IN VICKSBURG DURING THE SIEGE. — FRATERNIZATION. — JOHNSTON’S DILEMMA. — THE SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG. — THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FALL OF VICKSBURG.
6. 6.Guide to the Area — 1. MUSEUM AND PARK HEADQUARTERS. — 2. JEFFERSON DAVIS STATUE. — 3. PEMBERTON STATUE. — 4. MISSISSIPPI MONUMENT. — 5. TILGHMAN STATUE. — 6. LOUISIANA MONUMENT AND GREAT REDOUBT. — 7. SURRENDER SITE. — 8. MICHIGAN MONUMENT. — 9. SHIRLEY HOUSE. — 10. ILLINOIS MONUMENT. — 11. THIRD LOUISIANA REDAN. — 12. GLASS BAYOU BRIDGE. — 13. ARKANSAS MONUMENT. — 14. MISSOURI MONUMENT. — 15. STOCKADE REDAN. — 16. OBSERVATION TOWER. — 17. FORT HILL. — 18. VICKSBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY. — 19. UNION NAVY MEMORIAL. — 20. GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS. — 21. WISCONSIN MONUMENT. — 22. MINNESOTA MONUMENT. — 23. IOWA MONUMENT. — 24. FORT GARROTT. — 25. ALABAMA MONUMENT.
7. 7.The Park
8. 8.How To Reach the Park
9. 9.Administration
10. 10.Related Areas
11. 11.Visitor Facilities — NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES
12. 12.Transcriber’s Notes

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