Grant's Canal
| Author | : David F. Bastian |
| Publisher | : White Mane Pub |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0942597931 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780942597936 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Grant's Canal by : David F. Bastian
Download or read book Grant's Canal written by David F. Bastian and published by White Mane Pub. This book was released on 1995 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
