The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863 /

The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mackowski, Chris, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2022]
Description:	xviii, 171 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Savas Beatie battles & leaders series
Subject:	Jackson, Battle of, Jackson, Miss., 1863 (May 13) Jackson (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Mississippi. Mississippi -- Jackson. Mississippi -- Vicksburg. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12762891

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ISBN:	9781611216554 1611216559 9781611216561
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Drawing on dozens of primary sources, contextualized by the latest scholarship on Grant's Vicksburg campaign, The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863, offers the most comprehensive account ever published on the fall of the Magnolia State's capital during Grant's inexorable march on Vicksburg"--

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1. Old Joe
Chapter 2. Days of Scramble
Chapter 3. Hour of Trial Is On Us
Chapter 4. The Head-Quarters of Everything
Chapter 5. The Decision to Move on Jackson
Chapter 6. A Show of Saving the City
Chapter 7. Life No Charm, Death No Horror
Chapter 8. All Fire and Spirit
Chapter 9. Good-Night at the Stars
Chapter 10. Destruction of the City
Chapter 11. Whose Hearts Should Be as Brothers
Chapter 12. The Jackson Battlefield
Order of Battle
Sources
Index
About the Author