Miserable Little Conglomeration: A Social History of the Port Hudson Campaign

"The essential starting point to understand the experiences of the soldiers, enslaved people, and civilians involved in the Port Hudson campaign." —H-Net Reviews

While Vicksburg and Gettysburg tend to receive the most attention among Civil War battles, it is Port Hudson that holds the record for the longest-running siege in American history. During the summer of 1863, US soldiers fought in the infamous heat and damp of Louisiana for forty-eight grueling days, having severely underestimated ...