[PzLdr]

The most brilliant military operation ever undertaken on U.S soil.

[mainepatsfan]

Hard to argue with that.

[battlegearboat]

My great-grandfather was there with Grant and was wounded, captured and freed after Vicksburg fell.

I have made many visits to Vicksburg and am astounded as to how they ever managed to get around in that treacherous terrain.

Porter's story is fascinating.