When Vicksburg fell to Union forces under General Grant in July 1863, the balance turned against the Confederacy in the trans-Appalachian theater. The Federal success along the river opened the way for advances into central and eastern Tennessee, which culminated in the bloody battle of Chickamauga and then a struggle for Chattanooga. Chickamauga is usually counted as a Confederate victory, albeit a costly one. That battle–indeed the entire campaign–is marked by muddle and blunders occasionally relieved by strokes of brilliant generalship and high courage. The campaign ended significant Confederate presence in Tennessee and left the Union poised to advance upon Atlanta and the Confederacy on the brink of defeat in the western theater.
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Author: Steven E. Woodworth
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 08/01/1999
Series: Great Campaigns of the Civil War
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.05w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780803298132
Language: English
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