TY - BOOK AU - Carter,Samuel TI - The final fortress: the campaign for Vicksburg, 1862-1863 SN - 031228943x AV - F 349 .V6 C37 PY - 1980/// CY - New York PB - St. Martin's Press KW - Vicksburg (Miss.) KW - History KW - Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - Siege, 1863 N1 - Includes index; Bibliography: p. 339-344; The Imperial River -- City of a hundred hills -- Threat from the South -- Menace from the North -- -Firm as the eternal hills -- "The Arkansas is coming!" -- A galaxy of generals -- Assault on the bluffs -- Of time and the river -- The queen and the dummy -- Battling the bayous -- Last desperate gamble -- Raid of the hellions -- "The road to Vicksburg is open" -- Hill of death -- Cordon of steel -- River of brave hearts -- The noose draws tighter -- The mounting of fury -- "Ho! for Johnston!" -- Blow, Gabriel blow -- The glorious Fourth -- In the wake of the storm ER -