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Item Details
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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR FORTIFICATIONS
THE MISSISSIPPI AND RIVER FORTS |
| Volume: |
v. 3 |
| By: |
Ron Field |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£14.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
184603194X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781846031946 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
6 November, 2007 |
| Series: |
Fortress No. 68 |
| Pages: |
64 |
| Description: |
The Mississippi River played a decisive role in American Civil War. The Confederate fortifications were put to the test in the Federal campaign of 1862-63, aimed at cutting off the Rebel states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas and creating a blockade of this trade route. This book examines these and other sites, and the role they played in war. |
| Synopsis: |
The Mississippi River, the second longest in the US, played a decisive role in the American Civil War. The Confederate fortifications were put to the test in the lengthy Federal campaign of 1862-63, aimed at cutting off the Rebel states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas and creating a blockade of this trade route. Vicksburg was a fortress city, known as the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy"; the initial Federal attack on May 19, 1863 failed to take the city, and a state of siege ensued, which saw the creation of a complex system of trenches, tunnels, mines, and batteries to invest the place. This book examines these and other sites, and the role they played in the war. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations (some col.) |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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