Del Norte Public Library

In A Chain of Thunder, the action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. There, in the vaunted "Gibraltar of the Confederacy," a siege for the ages will cement the reputation of one Union general-and all but seal the fate of the rebel cause. In May 1863, after months of hard and bitter combat, Union troops under the command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant at long last successfully cross the Mississippi River. They force the remnants...

Provides an account of the Civil War battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi on June 28, 1863, and includes maps, profiles of military leaders, and general information about the war.

Recounts events surrounding the battle of Vicksburg--key to control of the Mississippi River.

Discusses the triumph of Ulysses S. Grant in conquering the city of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, and how the fight was not only against the Confederate army, but also against General John McClernand, who saw Vicksburg as a stepping stone to the presidency.

This DVD tours Vicksburg National Military Park and describes the vast 1863 military campaign that culminated in the siege of Confederate Vicksburg by Federal troops.

Examines the causes of the American Civil War, why the North won, how military campaigns unfolded, and how the war affected various elements of American society

"The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war. Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the Mississippi River. It prevented the Union from using the river for shipping between the Union-controlled...