"After losing the CSS Arkansas August 1862, Union and Confederate eyes turned to the Yazoo River, which formed the developing northern flank for the South's fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Federal efforts to capture it focused on possession of that stream. From July 1863 to August 1864, Confederate resistance necessitated Federal attention. Book recounts the whole story"--Provided by publisher.
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