Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi-William C. Everhart
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Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi by William C. Everhart.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.Featured on Yellowstone Expedition of 1870.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.
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