Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi-William C. Everhart
From Army Letters from an Officers Wife, 1871-1888 · 1:39:47
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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 Army Letters from an Officers Wife, 1871-1888.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.
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