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Podcast: History Unplugged Podcast
Episode: How the Vicksburg Siege May Have Turned the Tide of the Civil WarâSamuel Mitcham
Description: âTraitor!â âFailure!â âBungling fool!âSouthern newspapers hurled these sentiments at Confederate General John C. Pemberton after he surrendered the fortress of Vicksburgâthe key to controlling the Mississippi River during the Civil War. But were they justified in their accusations?Today I'm talking with Dr. Samuel Mitcham, author of Vicksburg: The Bloody Siege that Turned the Tide of the Civil War. He argues that these newspapersâand history itselfâhave wrongly marred Pembertonâs legacy.Some of the myths he argues against are that Pembertonâs indecisiveness delay...