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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 7: December 9, 1862 - March 31, 1863 Volume 7

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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 7: December 9, 1862 - March 31, 1863 Volume 7 - Simon, John Y (Editor)
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Volume 7 documents Grant's winter of discontent. In late December, his Mississippi Central campaign, an overland drive toward Vicksburg, was fatally dis rupted by Confederate cavalry raids. Forced to withdraw northward, Grant could not apply pressure on the enemy when Major General William T. Sher man attacked Vicksburg directly. Sher man suffered a disastrous repulse at Chickasaw Bayou, and Grant pulled back to Memphis and, during the win ter, continued to cope with the myriad administrative problems of his de partment. ...

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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 7: December 9, 1862 - March 31, 1863 Volume 7 1979, Southern Illinois University Press

ISBN-13: 9780809308804

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