A RIVER UNVEXED: A History And Tour Guide Of The Campaign For The Mississippi River.

Miles, Jim

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Language: English

Published by Nashville TN. 1994. Routledge Hill Press., 1994

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black & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 4to. near fine cond .binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. minor rubbing along cover edges & small corner crease rear bottom cover. edges clean. previous owner’s name & inkstamp on ½ title pg., inkstamp on title pg. & inside rear cover, otherwise contents free of all markings. first edition. first printing ( #1 in # line). xii+596p. 61 original maps. 247 photo. & line drawings. chronology. sources for travel & information. biblio. index. volume one of "The Civil War Campaign Series". american history. america civil war. maritime history. nautical history. military history. "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea." ~ President Abraham Lincoln, August 1863, following the fall of Vicksburg .~ When the Civil War began, control of the Mississippi River was the Confederacy's most important asset. For more than two years, 200,000 soldiers fought over a 500 mile stretch of the waterway ~ the longest battlefield in American history ~ touching seven states and resulting in twenty major battles and sieges. A River Unvexed is the first comprehensive account of the campaign for the entire Mississippi River. It begins on the upper river where Union gunboats were built, follows them as they fought past Confederate positions to occupy Memphis, traces Farragut's capture of New Orleans, and details the complex strategies employed by Grant for his armies to reach Vicksburg. Finally the campaign is ended with the Union. victory over Confederate forces at Vicksburg.…

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Title
A RIVER UNVEXED: A History And Tour Guide Of The Campaign For The Mississippi River.
Author
Miles, Jim
Publisher
Nashville TN. 1994. Routledge Hill Press.
Publication year
1994
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
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1558532102
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9781558532106
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