vicksburg (miss.)

Tells the story of Lucy McRae and Willie Lord, survivors of the battle for Vicksburg in 1863, that describes how they lived in caves and underground bunkers as Union artillery bombarded the town for six week; and also tells of young Frederick Grant, son of Ulysses S. Grant, who witnessed the carnage of that battle.

Provides an account of the Civil War battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi on June 28, 1863, and includes maps, profiles of military leaders, and general information about the war.

Offers a detailed analysis of the Civil War siege at Vicksburg in the summer of 1863, and explores how the battle influenced the legacies of race and slavery that played out over the decades that followed.

Chronicles the events which took place on July 4, 1863, and discusses how the end of two battles, Vicksburg and Gettysburg, changed the course of the Civil War.

In Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant lays siege to the city in an attempt to gain control of the Mississippi River, while the residents struggle to survive.

When thirteen-year-old Jubi and his two younger sisters run away from slavery on a Louisiana plantation, their difficult journey includes a dog, encounters with Rebel and Union soldiers, and a role in the Siege of Vicksburg.

An eighteen-year-old English girl finds her loyalties divided and all her resources tested as she and her friends experience the terrible physical and emotional hardships of the forty-seven day siege of Vicksburg in the spring of 1863.

Recounts events surrounding the battle of Vicksburg--key to control of the Mississippi River.

When Jamie Carswell joins the 14th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment fighting in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he finds his cousin Althea living there, trying to make peace with her past and keep her family safe during the Union's siege.

During the siege of Vicksburg, thirteen-year-old Claire Louise struggles with difficult choices when family and friends join opposing sides of the war.