Photographs taken during the Civil War along with images of the sites today offer a past and present perspective of the battles that occurred within Mississippi’s boundaries. In chronological order, sixteen chapters discuss each skirmish in detail and include firsthand accounts from those embroiled in the fighting, which depict the conditions faced throughout the series of conflicts. The maintenance of these sites are necessary to memorialize the more than 80,000 forgotten men who fought in these battles. Ten fascinating chapters on the complex and decisive campaign to capture the city of Vicksburg and sever the Confederacy in two. This history book covers the fourteen major skirmishes that took place within the Magnolia State during the Civil War and offers a detailed description of each location’s current state of preservation. Winschel's book Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign, Vol 2, now in paperback.
Winschel, historian, Vicksburg National Military Park,Īnd author, Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaignīetween the years of 18, Mississippi was the site of such conflicts as the Battle of Corinth and the Siege of Vicksburg. The study of the Civil War in the Western Theater is more popular now than ever before, and the center of that interest is the months-long Vicksburg Campaign, which is the subject of National Park Historian Terrence J. As the nation prepares to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the conflict in which brother fought brother, the current state of preservation that Bishop provides for each of these sites is timely and helps underscore the significance of Mississippi’s rich Civil War heritage.”
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