064 - Taking Down The Citadel: The Siege of Vicksburg

<p></p> <p>About this episode: </p> <p>In the first days of the American Civil War, Winfield Scott, the then 74-year-old Union General-in-Chief, advised a strategy that he believed was key in putting down the Southern rebellion.  Derisively tabbed the “Anaconda” Plan, Scott believed: one, the Border States had to be held and used as avenues for invasion; two, Southern ports should be blockaded and, third, to split the Confederacy, the Mississippi River should become a Union highway.  This is the story of the incredible campaign that made Scott’s third element reality.  This is the story of Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign and siege of Vicksburg.</p> <p>                        </p> <p>----more----</p> <p>Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:</p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut'>David G. Farragut</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alexander_McClernand'>John Alexander McClernand</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Pemberton'>John C. Pemberton</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Van_Dorn'>Earl Van Dorn</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest'>Nathan Bedford Forrest</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_D._Lee'>Stephen D. Lee</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Additional Resources:</p> <p></p> <p>Assaults on Vicksburg - May 22nd, 1863</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Operations against Vicksburg and Grant's Bayou Operations - November 1862 through April 1863</p> <p> </p> <p>Get The Guide:</p> <p>Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761113983/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_.CbSAbD23Y2X1'>The Civil War: A History of the War between the States</a> from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.youtube.com/@ThreadsfromtheNationalTapestry?sub_confirmation=1'>Subscribe to the Threads from the National Tapestry YouTube Channel here</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you to our sponsor, The Badge Maker - p