It had now become apparent that the Confederates could not be dislodged except by a siege or starvation.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection
Confederates Driven into Vicksburg
Within 18 days Grant had won five battles; taken 40 field-guns, many colors and small arms, and nearly 5000 prisoners; killed or wounded 5200 of the
Battle of Champion Hill
A short time afterward Grant rode rapidly to the front himself, arriving on the field about ten o'clock.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection
The Fall of Vicksburg
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Concentration of Forces upon Vicksburg Area.IntroductionVicksburg had a
France’s Stock Market Collapses
Today's installment concludes John Law Promotes The Mississippi Bubble,our selection from The Mississippi Bubble - A Memoir of John Law by Louis
Government Declares Currency Price Freezes
Law did then what governments do so often, and always with ill-success: he resorted to forced measures.Continuing John Law Promotes The Mississippi
The Winners Sold Early and Got Out
They took advantage of the rage which led so many to sell their estates -- they purchased them, and thus obtained the real for the
The Scheme to Pay Off France’s Debts
The national debt was fifteen to sixteen hundred million, partly in contracts for perpetual annuities, partly in State notes which would soon be
John Law Promotes The Mississippi Bubble
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Vast Territory for Speculation.IntroductionKnown under the various