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A chain of thunder, a novel of the Siege of Vicksburg, Jeff Shaara

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A chain of thunder, a novel of the Siege of Vicksburg, Jeff Shaara

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A chain of thunder

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

835611310

Responsibility statement

Jeff Shaara

Sub title

a novel of the Siege of Vicksburg

Summary

"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 of Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton's army to retreat to Vicksburg, burning the bridges over the Big Black River in its path. But after sustaining heavy casualties in two failed assaults against the rebels, Union soldiers are losing confidence and morale is low. Grant reluctantly decides to lay siege to the city, trapping soldiers and civilians alike inside an iron ring of Federal entrenchments. Six weeks later, the starving and destitute Southerners finally surrender, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces on July 4--Independence Day--and marking a crucial turning point in the Civil War"--Jacket

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