Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

About this film

LibriVox recording of Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi by William C. Everhart. Read in English by David Wales In the American Civil War, the Vicksburg campaign (December 1862-July 1863) was a pivotal victory for the Union under the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, who as a result was promoted by President Lincoln to command of all the North’s military forces. Historian James M. McPherson called Vicksburg “The most brilliant and innovative campaign of the Civil War.” A U.S. Army field manual called it “the most brilliant campaign ever fought on American soil.” National Park Service Historical Manual number 21 published in 1954. - Summary by David Wales For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (46MB)

Directors & creators

William C. Everhart

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;American civil war; civil war; military strategy; siege; ulysess s grant; john c pemberton; vicksburg mississippi; vicksburg campaign

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