Confederate Strategy from Shiloh to Vicksburg

by Archer Jones

Blue soft cover, 259 pages, text in new condition, cover has minor shelf wear, light crease on front cover. Louiiana State University Press, 1991.

259 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Sean Chick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is among the first books to analyze strategy, dealing with Confederate decisions in the west from February 1862 to July 1863. The writing is not verbose and the conclusions are fair and based on practicality instead of theory, boosted by an admirable devotion to the sources. That said, there is not enough discussion of how operations in Virginia influenced the west, at least before the Vicksburg crisis.

[Novelgregg · Rating 1 out of 5]

Do you like war? If you said yes to this question then you might want to consider reading Shiloh To Vicksburg. This autobiography by Virgil H. Moats is a must read for people who love reading about the facts and the stories of the Civil war from the start to the end. Virgil Moats tells you about his hometown and how he got to where we was later in life.
From his early life to him sharing his letters that he wrote to his wife and to him sharing what happened during the civil war. This is a book that gives you an inside scoop for someone who actually lived inside the war. The detail that Virgil Moats puts in this true story is absolutely unreal. It truly makes the reader feel like they’ve went back in time and fought in this war. But then again this book isn’t for everyone. I would mostly recommend this to a more mature audience, not that it is inappropriate but that the detail wouldn’t appeal to the younger viewer. Reading this book has gave me a new passion for war stories and i hope to find more just like it. This book is a must read for those who enjoy a book that is the cold truth.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's not often that you see an other that's both pro-Joe Johnston AND pro-Jefferson Davis. Jones makes an interesting argument that they worked together and make a sound strategy, but were let down primarily by Pemberton (and to a lesser extent Bragg). I'm not sure I'm completely convinced, but it was original and intelligent, definitely worth the read.