VICKSBURG (Part the Eighth)

In which we look at events downriver from Vicksburg, including the appointment of Major General Nathaniel Banks to command the Depertment of the Gulf and Rear Admiral David Farragut running past the Confederate batteries at Port Hudson.

Our book recommendation for this episode is “Vicksburg is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River” by William L. Shea & Terence J. Winschel.

Listen to Episode 284: VicksburgPartEighth