This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Simon and Schuster. Publishers of Vicksburg

grants campaign that broke the Confederacy by Donald Miller.

And yes we know we just recently finished up a 20 episode story arc about Vicksburg, but

Simon and Schuster didn't consult with us about their release schedule, so Donald

Miller's Vicksburg will be available here in a week or so on October 29th.

We've had a copy for a while now and can say you'll want to have this one on your Civil

War bookshelf.

Vicksburg grants campaign that broke the Confederacy, tells the story of the campaign and the siege

that split the Confederacy into, open the Mississippi and made Ulysses S. Grant the

Union's greatest military commander.

And Miller doesn't neglect emancipation history, as he also tells the story of the slaves

who lived in the lower Mississippi Valley when the Civil War broke out, and how thousands

upon thousands of them would not only break away from their master's control or be freed

by the advances of the Union military forces, but he tells the story of how a lot of them

would end up enlisting in the federal army.

Donald Miller's Vicksburg will be available on October 29th in Hardcover, E-Book and

Audio Book.

Pre-order a copy now online or reserve one at your local bookstore or library.

Hey everyone, welcome to the 297th episode of our Civil War

podcast.

My name is Rich.

And I'm Tracy.

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