Research Catalog

Title

Miserable little conglomeration : a social history of the Port Hudson campaign / Christopher Thrasher.

Author

Thrasher, Christopher David

Publication

• Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]
• ©2023

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Details

Description

xxxi, 403 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.

Summary

"The siege at Port Hudson, largely overshadowed by the longer, large-scale siege of Vicksburg, nevertheless had many parallels to it. Like Vicksburg, Port Hudson involved logistical challenges, an overmatched Confederate defense, and a rough slog in usually adverse conditions. Among many interesting features, the Port Hudson campaign featured widespread participation of African American Federal troops. Drawing on a large body of primary sources and secondary scholarship, Thrasher presents a 'bottom-up' portrayal of the campaign"--

Series Statement

Voices of the Civil War

Uniform Title

Voices of the Civil War series.

Alternative Title

Social history of the Port Hudson campaign

Subject

• 1861-1865
• African Americans
• Social aspects
• Port Hudson (La.) > History > Siege, 1863
• United States > History > Social aspects. > Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States > History > African Americans. > Civil War, 1861-1865
• Louisiana > Port Hudson
• United States
• United States > Confederate States of America

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-398) and index.

Contents

Foreword / by Michael P. Gray -- Prepared for Anything: The War Comes to Louisiana -- We Are Obliged to Stay and Fight: The Confederacy Prepares to Defend Port Hudson -- My Thoughts Are Always of You: The Federal Advance Stalls -- I Should Have Resigned Long Ago: Federals Grow Impatient -- Gorgeous Yet Horrible: The Union Navy Bombards Port Hudson -- Tired and Sick of Soldiering: The Spring Stalemate -- It Failed: The Battle of May 27, 1863 -- Miserable in the Extreme: The Siege of May 28-June 13 -- A Hell of a Fellow Long Enough: The Battle of June 14, 1863 -- We Lay in the Ditches: The Siege of June 15, 1863-July 9, 1863 -- The First Time I Felt Sorry for the Brave Fellows: The Surrender -- Conclusion: Let the Battles of Port Hudson Tell It -- Appendix: Orders of Battle.

Call Number

JFE 24-597

ISBN

• 9781621907916
• 1621907910
• 9781621907923 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781621907930 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2023022294

OCLC

1380466277

Author

Thrasher, Christopher David, author.

Title

Miserable little conglomeration : a social history of the Port Hudson campaign / Christopher Thrasher.

Publisher

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

Copyright Date

©2023

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Voices of the Civil War

Voices of the Civil War series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-398) and index.

Chronological Term

1861-1865

Other Form:

Online version: Thrasher, Christopher David. Miserable little conglomeration First edition. Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, 2023 9781621907923 (DLC) 2023022295

Research Call Number

JFE 24-597