Engineering victory : the Union siege of Vicksburg / Justin S. Solonick.
By: Solonick, Justin S [author.].
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BookPublisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015]Copyright date: �2015Description: 1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations, maps.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780809333929 (e-book).Subject(s): Military engineers -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Engineering and constructionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 973.7/344 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: with a spade in one hand and a gun in the other -- The engineer's art -- America's early sieges -- Preparing to dig them out -- Earthworks rose as by magic -- More roads to Rome than one -- The school of the sap -- The body snatchers -- Turning loose the dogs of war -- Toiling day and night -- The key to Vicksburg -- Conclusion: Vicksburg is ours!.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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