The Battle of Vicksburg. More Important Than Gettysburg?
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We all know of the epic struggle at Gettysburg leading up to the Fourth of July. But on 4 July 1863, the city of Vicksburg surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and severed the Confederacy in two; opening the Mississippi to the Union.
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- 1. Travel back in time to Vicksburg on 4 July 1863 A.D. The day General Pemberton surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant.
- 2. Ivar’s Mission: Independence Day Travel back in time to Vicksburg on 4 July 1863 A.D. The day General Pemberton surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant.
- 4. While the Battle of Gettysburg that same week receives most of the publicity, the surrender of Vicksburg divided the Confederacy and is of greater strategic importance.
- 5. For his 24-hour bubble in time, Ivar is a Confederate Officer, meeting with Pemberton. The surrender is set for later in the day. Pemberton, a Northerner fighting for the South, has something completely radical in mind.
- 6. Ivar, though, first has to face an emissary of the Shadow, who tries to stop him.
- 7. Ivar meets Pemberton in a cave, burrowed into a ridge line, the only way the civilians of Vicksburg have survived Grant’s bombardment.
- 8. When Ivar finally talks to Pemberton, he finds the General crazed and ranting, talking of having met an Angel.
- 9. When Ivar learns Pemberton’s plan, as dictated by the ‘Angel’, he realizes that Grant’s great victory, will turn into a disaster of historical proportions.
- 10. Will Ivar be able to stop Pemberton and keep our history intact? One of the missions in Independence Day (Time Patrol)
- 12. Free audiobook shorts on Soundcloud from the Time Patrol series. Roland’s complete mission from Independence Day. 4 July 1865, at Gettysburg. HERE Mac’s complete mission from D-Day. 6 June 1944. HERE Moms mission from Ides of March. 15 March 44 BC. HERE
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- 15. New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West Point and former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books published, including the #1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis. He’s sold over 5 million books. He was born in the Bronx and has traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains and other places, including time in East Asia studying martial arts. He was an instructor and course developer/writer for years at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School which trains Green Berets and also runs the SERE school: Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape. www.bobmayer.com
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