Print version: Solonick, Justin S. Engineering victory : the Union siege of Vicksburg. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015] ISBN 9780809333912
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: with a spade in one hand and a gun in the other -- The engineer’s art -- America’s early sieges -- Preparing to dig them out -- Earthworks rose as by magic -- More roads to Rome than one -- The school of the sap -- The body snatchers -- Turning loose the dogs of war -- Toiling day and night -- The key to Vicksburg -- Conclusion: Vicksburg is ours!.