VICKSBURG (Part the Eleventh)
In which we see the Federals marching south down the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River, Porter’s gunboats get battered at Grand Gulf, and by the end of the show, Grant’s army is finally ready to cross over to the east side of the great river below Vicksburg.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi” by Michael B. Ballard.
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VICKSBURG (Part the Tenth)
In which we turn our attention back to Ulysses S. Grant, who makes the fateful decision to march his army down the west side of the Mississippi River and then cross over to the east bank below the Confederate strongpoint of Vicksburg.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi” by Timothy B. Smith.
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VICKSBURG (Part the Ninth)
In which we look at Banks’ successful Bayou Teche Campaign in central Louisiana in the spring of 1863.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Louisiana in the Civil War: Essays for the Sesquicentennial” by Terry L. Jones.
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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.
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VICKSBURG (Part the Seventh)
In which we look at the fate of USS Indianola and talk about the failure of the Yaoo Pass and Steele’s Bayou expeditions.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “War on the Mississippi: Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign” by Jerry Korn and the Editors of Time-Life Books.
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VICKSBURG (Part the Sixth)
In which we look at the Federal attack on Arkansas Post on January 11, 1863.
We were saddened to learn of Tony Horwitz’s death this past week. Our book recommendations for this episode are “Confederates in the Attic,” “Midnight Rising,” and “Spying on the South” by Tony Horwitz.
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It’s June! That means that three weeks from today we’ll be in Gettysburg. Yes, the meet-up is still on! Rain or shine, we’ll be at the Virginia Monument on Seminary Ridge at 10 a.m. on June 22. For those who wish to and are able to, we’ll walk Pickett’s Charge over to the Union position on Cemetery Ridge. We’re very excited about getting to visit the battlefield again before we do Gettysburg on the podcast, and meeting some of you will just be icing on the cake. We hope to see you there!
VICKSBURG (Part the Fifth)
In which we look at Sherman’s failed assault at Chickasaw Bayou, north of Vicksburg, at the end of December 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life” by James Lee McDonough
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VICKSBURG (Part the Fourth)
In which we start to look at Grant’s first attempt to wrest Vicksburg from the Confederates. It didn’t go well.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Holly Springs: Van Dorn, the CSS Arkansas, and the raid that saved Vicksburg” by Brandon B. Beck.
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VICKSBURG (Part the Third)
In which we continue to look at the background to the Vicksburg Campaign.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Pemberton: A Biography” by Michael B. Ballard.
Listen to Episode 279: VicksburgPartThird