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The fight for the Yazoo, August 1862-July 1864 : swamps, forts and fleets on Vicksburg's northern flank
- Title
- The fight for the Yazoo, August 1862-July 1864 : swamps, forts and fleets on Vicksburg's northern flank / Myron J. Smith, Jr.
- Author
- Smith, Myron J., Jr., 1944-
- Publication
- McFarland & Co. : Jefferson, N.C., 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E475.22 .S65 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 452 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "After losing the CSS Arkansas August 1862, Union and Confederate eyes turned to the Yazoo River, which formed the developing northern flank for the South's fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Federal efforts to capture it focused on possession of that stream. From July 1863 to August 1864, Confederate resistance necessitated Federal attention. Book recounts the whole story"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- Riverine operations
- Yazoo River (Miss.) > History, Military > 19th century
- Vicksburg (Miss.) > History > Siege, 1863
- United States > History > Riverine operations. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Mississippi > History > Riverine operations. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Mississippi
- Mississippi > Vicksburg
- Mississippi > Yazoo River
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Military history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780786462810
- 0786462817
- LCCN
- 2012033906
- 40021607575
- OCLC
- ocn808930427
- 808930427
- SCSB-1662933
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library