Dan Lee has degrees in history from Murray State University and Western Kentucky University. He lives in Hardin County, Kentucky.

“Clearly demonstrates the great degree by which this vital logistical artery shaped how and where major western theater military campaigns were conducted over the entire length of the war.”—Civil War Books and Authors

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter One. The Politics of SecessionChapter Two. The Two GibraltarsChapter Three. Columbus Is OursChapter Four. CorinthChapter Five. Iuka and Second CorinthChapter Six. Van Dorn in Mississippi, Forrest in TennesseeChapter Seven. Mobile, 1863: A City and Its LifelinesChapter Eight. The Meridian CampaignChapter Nine. Fort Powell, Paducah, and Brice’s CrossroadsChapter Ten. Tupelo and MemphisChapter Eleven. Grierson and Hood on the M&OChapter Twelve. Last Stop: The Fall of MobileEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Dan Lee has degrees in history from Murray State University and Western Kentucky University. He lives in Hardin County, Kentucky.

“Clearly demonstrates the great degree by which this vital logistical artery shaped how and where major western theater military campaigns were conducted over the entire length of the war.”—Civil War Books and Authors

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter One. The Politics of SecessionChapter Two. The Two GibraltarsChapter Three. Columbus Is OursChapter Four. CorinthChapter Five. Iuka and Second CorinthChapter Six. Van Dorn in Mississippi, Forrest in TennesseeChapter Seven. Mobile, 1863: A City and Its LifelinesChapter Eight. The Meridian CampaignChapter Nine. Fort Powell, Paducah, and Brice’s CrossroadsChapter Ten. Tupelo and MemphisChapter Eleven. Grierson and Hood on the M&OChapter Twelve. Last Stop: The Fall of MobileEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Dan Lee has degrees in history from Murray State University and Western Kentucky University. He lives in Hardin County, Kentucky.

“Clearly demonstrates the great degree by which this vital logistical artery shaped how and where major western theater military campaigns were conducted over the entire length of the war.”—Civil War Books and Authors

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter One. The Politics of SecessionChapter Two. The Two GibraltarsChapter Three. Columbus Is OursChapter Four. CorinthChapter Five. Iuka and Second CorinthChapter Six. Van Dorn in Mississippi, Forrest in TennesseeChapter Seven. Mobile, 1863: A City and Its LifelinesChapter Eight. The Meridian CampaignChapter Nine. Fort Powell, Paducah, and Brice’s CrossroadsChapter Ten. Tupelo and MemphisChapter Eleven. Grierson and Hood on the M&OChapter Twelve. Last Stop: The Fall of MobileEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex