I obtained this without having known it was excerpted from Foote's series about the Civil War but having gotten a positive impression of him from Ken Burn's Civil War series on PBS. Both the Union and the Confederacy wanted to hold Vicksburg because it meant control of the Mississippi River. I'd read a number of Bruce Catton's books but hadn't remembered much about Vicksburg. And, of course, the general in charge was from Illinois (and Ohio).Ī very interesting book and a good introduction to the Vicksburg campaign. I discovered that units from my own state of Illinois were among the attackers and had left monuments. My visit to the battlefield was quite moving. I have since picked up Foote's 3-volume Civil War history - but haven't started reading it yet. Actually thought I had already finished it but caught it hiding on a shelf behind a chair. One was the memoir of a lady who had been living in the caves during the siege. I picked up 2 books at the bookstore there. This included a visit to Clarksburg and a drive down the Natchez Trace - an excellent drive. I was basically taking a vacation down Highway 61.
I didn't know much about the Vicksburg campaign at the time that I visited the battlefield. I picked this up on a visit some years ago to the Vicksburg National Battlefield.
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