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Reactions To Vicksburg | Walter Edgar's Journal
- Episode 6 The Early Days Of Vicksburg | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Early Days Of Vicksburg | Walter Edgar's Journal

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In the first segment on the Vicksburg campaign, Winston Groom sets the stage on events leading up to this crucial battle. He explains why Vicksburg is valuable to the Confederacy, and why the Union...

Reactions To Vicksburg | Walter Edgar's Journal
- Episode 6 Grant's Misfortunes | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Winston Groom discusses the mishaps General Ulysses S. Grant and his amphibious force faced with their attempts to take Vicksburg. Grant applied trial and error with different methods of trying to...

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- Episode 6 Battle At Champion's Hill | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Battle At Champion's Hill | Walter Edgar's Journal

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In this segment, Winston Groom talks about how Grant’s forces had to “live off the land,” since their supplies were taken months before. General Grant takes his forces to Jackson, Mississippi, where...

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- Episode 6 The Siege Of Vicksburg | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Winston Groom details the lives of both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Siege of Vicksburg. Groom then discusses remedies soldiers on both sides used to combat starvation. Starvation ended...

Reactions To Vicksburg | Walter Edgar's Journal
- Episode 6 Grant's Conduct During The Civil War | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Grant's Conduct During The Civil War | Walter Edgar's Journal

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In this segment, Winston Groom analyzes Grant’s mindset during the Civil War, and then briefly compares Grant to the other Union generals cycled through the Civil War..

Conversations On The Civil War - 1863: Vicksburg (Full Version)

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Conversations On The Civil War - 1863: Vicksburg (Full Version)

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Winston Groom, novelist and author of Forrest Gump, has also written a number of well received histories, including Vicksburg, 1863. This narrative history of the Civil War’s most strategically...

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