Status Updates From A Chain of Thunder

Pages 300-400 are firmly set at Vicksburg. There are 2 action sequences from outside the siege, some nasty insight of what's happening inside the siege, and 1 day where the union and the rebel soldiers have a day of peace and hang out and talk to eachother. By page 400, food inside Vicksburg is running out, and a secret is being kept that could destroy the entire defenses.

Page 200-300 wraps up all the skirmishes outside of Vicksburg. By page 300, the assault for Vicksburg has begun. As Willis says, "this is the Frontline, boys."

There are lots of characters and names to remember. But the last 100 pages or so have been very interesting and, for the characters, a very confusing fight over a location called Champion Hill. Pemberton's undeciciveness played a big part in confederate (democrats) defeat.