Podcasts History History Unplugged Podcast How the Vicksburg Siege May Have Turned the Tide of the Civil WarSamuel Mitcham

How the Vicksburg Siege May Have Turned the Tide of the Civil WarSamuel Mitcham

Published: Aug. 16, 2018, 7:52 a.m.

\u201cTraitor!\u201d \u201cFailure!\u201d \u201cBungling fool!\u201d\n\n\n\n\nSouthern newspapers hurled these sentiments at Confederate General John C. Pemberton after he surrendered the fortress of Vicksburg\u2014the key to controlling the Mississippi River during the Civil War. But were...