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"The fall of Vicksburg in July 1863 fundamentally changed the strategic picture of the American Civil War, though its outcome had been anything but certain. Union general Ulysses S. Grant tried for months to capture the Confederate Mississippi River bastion, to no avail. A bold running of the river batteries, followed by a daring river crossing and audacious overland campaign, finally allowed Grant to pen the Southern army inside the entrenched city. The long and gritty siege that followed led to the fall of the city, the opening of the Mississippi to Union traffic, and a severance of Confederacy in two. In middle Tennessee, meanwhile, the Union Army of the Cumberland brilliantly recaptured thousands of square miles of territory while sustaining fewer than 600 casualties. Commander William S. Rosecrans worried the North would ""overlook so great an event because it is not written in letters of blood"" - and history proved him right. The Tullahoma Campaign has stood nearly forgotten compared to events along the Mississippi and in south-central Pennsylvania, yet all three major Union armies scored significant victories that helped bring the war closer to an end. The public historians writing for the popular Emerging Civil War blog, speaking on its podcast, or delivering talks at its annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Virginia always present their work in ways that engage and animate audiences. Their efforts entertain, challenge, and sometimes provoke readers with fresh perspectives and insights born from years of working at battlefields, guiding tours, presenting talks, and writing for the wider Civil War community. The Summer of '63: Vicksburg and Tullahoma: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War is a compilation of some of their favorites, anthologised, revised, and updated, together with several original pieces. Each entry includes helpful illustrations. This important study, when read with its companion volume The Summer of '63: Gettysburg, contextualises the major 1863 campaigns in what arguably was Civil War's turning-point summer. AUTHOR: Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of the online resource Emerging Civil War. A writing professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, NY, Chris is also historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania battlefield in central Virginia. The series editor of the award-winning Emerging Civil War Series, he has authored or co-authored a dozen books on the Civil War, and his articles have appeared in major Civil War magazines. 75 images, 7 maps"

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An excellent way for non-specialist readers as well as for readers with a strong interest in the Civil War to better understand and appreciate the critical events of the summer of 1863. -- Midwest Book Review

The Summer of '63: Vicksburg and Tullahoma is an important contribution to Civil War scholarship, offering an engrossing portrait of these important campaigns, and this reviewer recommends it highly. -- NYMAS Book Review An excellent way for non-specialist readers as well as for readers with a strong interest in the Civil War to better understand and appreciate the critical events of the summer of 1863. -- Midwest Book Review

"""The Summer of '63: Vicksburg and Tullahoma is an important contribution to Civil War scholarship, offering an engrossing portrait of these important campaigns, and this reviewer recommends it highly.""-- ""NYMAS Book Review"" ""An excellent way for non-specialist readers as well as for readers with a strong interest in the Civil War to better understand and appreciate the critical events of the summer of 1863.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"""

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Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is the editor in chief of Emerging Civil War. He is a writing professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University and the historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania battlefield. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books on the Civil War. Dan Welch works as a seasonal park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. Previously, Dan was the education programs coordinator for the Gettysburg Foundation, the non-profit partner of Gettysburg National Military Park. A contributor to Emerging Civil War, Dan currently serves as a primary and secondary educator with a public school district in northeast Ohio.

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