Vicksburg, 1863

Focusing on the pivotal Vicksburg campaign, this narrative history delves into the intense two-year struggle that began with Ulysses S. Grant's offensive against Confederate strongholds. Groom captures the strategic significance of the campaign, highlighting how the Union's victory at Vicksburg not only secured control of the Mississippi River but also effectively split the Confederacy, paving the way for the Union's ultimate triumph in the Civil War.