Maj. examines the campaig.
Larry Allen McCluney Jr.
Earl Van Dorn.
Gen.
It would end in failure because of a daring raid at Holly Springs, Mississippi, made by Maj.
For the next nine months, he fought for control of Vicksburg and the Mississippi River, and the Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign was the first in a series of attempts to capture the Confederate citadel.
Grant became commander of all federal forces in the region of Mississippi and east Louisiana in October 1862.
Ulysses S.
Gen.
Maj