Download or read book The Mississippi Scout Or A Detail of what the Writer Saw in a Scout Inside the Rebel Lines Around Vicksburg in 1863 written by Solomon Woolworth and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mississippi Scout written by S. Woolworth and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mississippi Scout: Or, a Detail of What the Writer Saw, in a Scout, Inside the Rebel Lines Around Vicksburg, in 1863 This little narrative is to compose part of a work which is to be published shortly by Solomon Woolworth. This story will give the history of what the writer saw inside the rebel lines, in and about Vicksburg, Mississippi, commencing at the time the Union army lay at Young's Point, February 2d, 1863, digging what was called Butler's ditch, (the canal across Young's Point, ) to turn the Mississippi river. It will be remembered that the Mississippi, at this time, was eight feet above by a levee, which was about twelve feet across the top, and which we were daily expecting would be cut by the rebels, thus leaving us the only means of escaping by our fleet, which was continually fired up, ready for embarkation at a moment's notice. The fleet consisted of one hundred and ten Mississippi steamers. The ground on which we were camped, there were six inches of water on it. The only means of keeping dry was, by falling trees in the water, and making our beds on the logs. At this time the Union army in front of Vicksburg numbered forty thousand, inclusive of which about twelve thousand were in hospital. They were dying at the rate of from sixty to seventy a day. The levee being the only dry place in the surrounding country, their bodies were interred upon it, which gave the levee the appearance of one immense cemetery. This period was one of the most melancholy hours for the Union army during the whole rebellion. But a short time previous, Holly Springs was captured, sacked, and burned, by the rebel General Van Dorn's cavalry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Mississippi Scout Or a Detail of what the Writer Saw in a Scout Inside the Rebel Lines Around Vicksburg in 1863 written by Solomon Woolworth and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mississippi Scout Or a Detail of What the Writer Saw in a Scout Inside the Rebel Lines Around Vicksburg in 1863 written by Solomon Woolworth and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
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Download or read book The Siege of Vicksburg written by Timothy B. Smith and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Siege of Vicksburg: Climax of the Campaign to Open the Mississippi River, May 23–July 4, 1863, noted Civil War scholar Timothy B. Smith offers the first comprehensive account of the siege that split the Confederacy in two. While the siege is often given a chapter or two in larger campaign studies and portrayed as a foregone conclusion, The Siege of Vicksburg offers a new perspective and thus a fuller understanding of the larger Vicksburg Campaign. Smith takes full advantage of all the resources, both Union and Confederate—from official reports to soldiers’ diaries and letters to newspaper accounts—to offer in vivid detail a compelling narrative of the operations. The siege was unlike anything Grant’s Army of the Tennessee had attempted to this point and Smith helps the reader understand the complexity of the strategy and tactics, the brilliance of the engineers’ work, the grueling nature of the day-by-day participation, and the effect on all involved, from townspeople to the soldiers manning the fortifications. The Siege of Vicksburg portrays a high-stakes moment in the course of the Civil War because both sides understood what was at stake: the fate of the Mississippi River, the trans-Mississippi region, and perhaps the Confederacy itself. Smith’s detailed command-level analysis extends from army to corps, brigades, and regiments and offers fresh insights on where each side held an advantage. One key advantage was that the Federals had vast confidence in their commander while the Confederates showed no such assurance, whether it was Pemberton inside Vicksburg or Johnston outside. Smith offers an equally appealing and richly drawn look at the combat experiences of the soldiers in the trenches. He also tackles the many controversies surrounding the siege, including detailed accounts and analyses of Johnston’s efforts to lift the siege, and answers the questions of why Vicksburg fell and what were the ultimate consequences of Grant’s victory.
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