Grant's Canal The Union's Attempt to Bypass Vicksburg - Bastian, David F.

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Grant's Canal The Union's Attempt to Bypass Vicksburg by Bastian, David F. Format: PaperbackPublished by Burd Street Press, 1995 For six weeks David Glasgow Farragut's naval forces could not force Vicksburg to surrender. Realizing that it could not be taken from the Mississippi River, the Union decided to move the river away from Vicksburg. This was the start of two poorly planned and poorly supplied unprecedented engineering efforts to divert the course of the river.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more