War on the Mississippi: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign
- ISBN-10
- 0809447444
- ISBN-13
- 9780809447442
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 175
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- Time Life Education
- Authors
- Time-Life Books, Jerry Korn
Description
Recounts Union attempts to control the Mississippi
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