re: Vlogging Through History's YouTube series on Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign

Grant sacked a Gibraltar on the Mississippi with defenders and citizens hellbent on its defense.

Jackson was an incredible general and his campaign was impressive, but his success in 1862 came against a less motivated force with poor leadership, and was waged in his home turf.

Grant’s Vicksburg campaign is as creative, risky, and impactful effort as any in the war.