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Vicksburg Merchandise and
Vicksburg Collectibles
The Battle of
Vicksburg occurred on May 18 - July 4, 1863.
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
trapped the Confederate Army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton forcing the
surrender of the Confederate Army on July 4th. Also referred to as The
Siege of Vicksburg.
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Guide to the Vicksburg Campaign
This volume examines an entire campaign, looking at many interlinked
battles and joint Army-Navy operations as they played out over seven
months and thousands of square miles surrounding Vicksburg. In addition to
detailed coverage of the actual Siege of Vicksburg, the book also
chronicles the battles at Jackson, Port Gibson, Raymond, Champions Hill,
and Big Black Ridge. 496 pgs., 75 B&W illustrations, 5½"x 8½",
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View of Vicksburg and Plan of Canal, Forfications and Vicinity
Wrotnowski. This reproduction of a map produced in 1863 features a
birds-eye view of Vicksburg along with fortifications, roads, railroads,
levees, drainage, vegetation, the names of a few residents and location,
type and names of boats. Measures 21¾"x 17".
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Echoes of the Blue & Gray
Volumes I & II. Thanks to aging B&W film, an era long past returns to
life. See the earliest known footage of Civil War veterans circa 1895;
Generals Dan Sickles, Joe Wheeler, and Nelson Miles; famous regiments:
Irish Brigade veterans, Forrest's Cavalry, and New York Zouaves; the Grand
Reunions at Gettysburg 1913 and 1938, Vicksburg in 1917; Civil war
musicians; United Confederate Veterans and Grand Army of the Republic
parades and reunions; and much, much more. 110 minutes. DVD
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Vicksburg 1863 Campaign Series
Grant Clears the
Mississippi. Alan Hankinson. The Vicksburg campaign that you'll
read of here was to prove decisive to the outcome of the war. Known as the
"Gibraltar of the West," Vicksburg was the last Confederate stronghold on
the Mississippi River. In a masterly campaign, Grant defeated the armies
of Generals "Joe" Johnston and John C. Pemberton, who was forced to
surrender the remnants of his force on July 4, 1863, one day after Lee's
defeat at Gettysburg. 96 pgs., 70 B&W and 14 color illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾"
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Vicksburg Expedition Guide -CD-ROM
This award-winning set
includes a computer CD-ROM, an audio CD driving tour, and an illustrated
guidebook that will take you on an unforgettable journey, starting in the
comfort of your home and ending in the rifle pits of Fortress Vicksburg.
CD-ROM features a 30-minute animated movie, battle map animations,
historic photos, 360-degree photos, a 3-D weapons module and much more.
The audio tour is narrated by Ed Bearss, former Chief Historian of the
National Park Service. Guidebook is 56 pgs., 5¼"x 8¼".
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The Union Assault
Battle of Vicksburg. Thure de Thulstrup. On May 22nd, 1863, troops
move forward in a hail of gunfire at the Railroad Redoubt while a Union
soldier climbs up the Confederate breastworks to plant his regimental
colors. This reproduction print of an 1880s chromolithograph measures 24"x
18".
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Shave that Line
Tom W. Freeman. On July 15,
1862, though battered and bruised, the CSS Arkansas managed to survive her
run through the Union Naval fleet to reach the protection of the
Confederate guns at Vicksburg. 25½"x 18¼" limited edition print is signed
and numbered by the artist.
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The Guns of Vicksburg
Limited Edition Print
Andy Thomas. On April 16,
1863, during Grant's campaign in the West, Union gunboats and transports
tried to sneak past Vicksburg with lights blackened and smokestacks
muffled. The Confederates, of course, saw them and opened fire lighting up
the night sky. 25"x 19" limited edition print is signed and numbered by
the artist.
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American Civil War Fortifications
The Mississippi and River Forts
Field. This heavily illustrated book explores the Confederate
fortifications that controlled the lower Mississippi River valley,
focusing on the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and its Civil War
defenses. You'll examine the network of forts, rifle pits and cannon
embrasures that surrounded the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy" in 1863 as
well as the strengths and weaknesses of the fortifications when under
siege. 64 pages, B&W photographs and color illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾",
softcover.
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Vicksburg
Fall of the Confederate Gibraltar. Winschel. After several often
imaginative but unsuccessful attempts to force the Rebels from their
Mississippi stronghold, Grant closed in on one of the great prizes of the
war. Around Vicksburg, General John C. Pemberton's hard-pressed
Confederates held on desperately, expecting relief that never came. This
is the story of one of the war's longest and most decisive campaigns, told
by one of its foremost authorities. 122 pgs., illustrated, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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The Beleaguered City
The Vicksburg Campaign. Foote. Drawn from Foote's acclaimed and
massive The Civil War: A Narrative, this volume recounts Grant's long
campaign over tricky terrain to get to the heavily fortified city of
Vicksburg whose taking, after a protracted siege, was a personal triumph
for Grant and contributed largely to his later promotion to command all of
the Union armies. 368 pages, 5"x 7½", hardcover. |
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Vicksburg
47 Days of Siege
Hoehling. This volume contains excerpts of Civil War diaries and memoirs
from Union and Confederate soldiers, and from inhabitants of besieged
Vicksburg, that reveal the heroism and sacrifice that marked the
Confederate experience. 386 pages, 60 B&W photographs, 6"x 9", softcover. |
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