Vicksburg Redeemed: An Assessment of Confederate Combined Operations During the Baton Rouge Campaign of 1862

"Where is the Arkansas?"
That was the question the men of the Confederate Expeditionary Force under General John Breckinridge were asking as they saw the Federal troops retreating to the cover of the Federal fleet at Baton Rouge in August of 1862.
After a hard and bloody fight, they had driven the Union troops back to the banks of the Mississippi River and killed their commander. The CSS Arkansas was supposed to have arrived to help deliver the coup de grace. But where was she?
The Baton Rouge campaign is generally considered just a little known sideshow of the later 1863 Vicksburg campaign. This book will shatter that view. Spend an hour or so reading through the narrative. It is concise but comprehensive. See if you don't agree.
Find a personality, location, related battle, or other event that you are really curious about and odds are you'll find an external web site linked within the e-book. Click the link. Cast your net wide or dig in deep on the external sites. Spend as much or as little time as you want with the book and on its linked sites.This approach will let you tailor your exploration of the 1862 Baton Rouge campaign to your own particular situation.
For instance, have you ever wondered:
Could Vicksburg have been forced to surrender a year earlier than was actually the case?
What role did the CSS Arkansas ironclad ram play in the campaign?
What landmark in Baton Rouge experienced some of fiercest fighting during the battle?
Find the answer to these and many other questions about the Baton Rouge campaign in this "short-read," but comprehensive e-book: Vicksburg Redeemed: An Assessment of Confederate Combined Operations During the Baton Rouge Campaign of 1862. It includes:
Introduction: Setting the background
Author Insights
Chapter 1: The CSS Arkansas
Chapter 2: Running the Gauntlet
Chapter 3: Destroy the Arkansas!
Chapter 4: Van Dorn Vows to "Strike a Blow"
Chapter 5: The Stage is Set
Chapter 6: The Fight Opens
Chapter 7: Pushing the Yankees into the River
Chapter 8: Where is the Arkansas?
Chapter 9: The Battle Ends
Chapter 10: Results of the Campaign
Appendix: Baton Rouge Order of Battle
Bibliography
Footnotes

Plus extensive use of authoritative external web site links to important personalities, locations, related battles, and other events. Bibliography and annotated footnotes included.