TY - BOOK AU - Solonick,Justin S. TI - Engineering victory: the Union siege of Vicksburg SN - 9780809333929 AV - E475 .E545 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Carbondale PB - Southern Illinois University Press KW - Military engineers KW - United States KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - Engineering and construction KW - Vicksburg (Miss.) KW - Siege, 1863 KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Introduction: with a spade in one hand and a gun in the other --; The engineer's art --; America's early sieges --; Preparing to dig them out --; Earthworks rose as by magic --; More roads to Rome than one --; The school of the sap --; The body snatchers --; Turning loose the dogs of war --; Toiling day and night --; The key to Vicksburg --; Conclusion: Vicksburg is ours!; 2; b N2 - Justin S. Solonick, PhD, is an adjunct instructor in the Department of History and Geography at Texas Christian University. His most recent publication, "Saving the Army of Tennessee: The Confederate Rear Guard at Ringgold Gap," appeared in The Chattanooga Campaign, published by SIU Press in 2012 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=957762&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -