"The Union victory at Champion Hill sealed the fate of both Vicksburg and her large field army, and propelled Grant into the national spotlight." -- From the book jacket.

Includes maps of: Overview - the Vicksburg Campaign; Early Failures - Canal and Bayou Operations; Battle of Port Gibson (2); Battle of Raymond (3); Battle of Jackson; Champion Hill (33). Some copies are First Savas Beatie paperback edition 2006 ; xviii, 502 p., ill., maps, ports. , 23 cm.

Trial and error -- Port Gibson -- Raymond -- Jackson -- Prelude -- Commencement -- Trapped -- Collapse -- Counterattack -- Procrastination -- Retreat -- Tally -- Aftermath -- Postscript: Thereafter -- Appendix: Order of battle.