Decision Was Always My Own - Ulysses S. Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign

Showing how and why Grant became such a successful general, Smith presents a reexamination of the commander and the campaign. His fresh analysis of Grant's decision-making process during the Vicksburg siege and battle details the process of campaigning on military, political, administrative, and personal levels.

About the author

Timothy B. Smith teaches history at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He has published numerous books on the Civil War, including Grant Invades Tennessee: The 1862 Battles for Forts Henry and Donelson and Shiloh: Conquer or Perish.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy B Smith, Timothy B. Smith
• Publisher: Southern illinois univ.press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2025
• EAN: 9780809339877
• ISBN: 978-0-8093-3987-7
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: World of Ulysses S. Grant
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous