Blood on the Bayou: Vicksburg,Port Hudson,and the Trans-Mississippi, by Dr. Donald S. Frazier
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Blood on the Bayou: Vicksburg, Port Hudson, and the Trans-Mississippi takes a well-known story, the struggle for control of the Mississippi River in the American Civil War, and recasts it as a contest for control of African-American populations. The Emancipation Proclamation may have freed the slaves, but the task of actually moving these liberated people into the Union lines and directing their labor to the benefit of the Union fell to the Federal army and navy. Control of the Mississippi has often been cast in economic terms. This book, by examining the campaigns from west of the river, shows how the campaign to reduce these Rebel forts also involved the creation of a black army of occupation and a remaking of the social and political landscape of Louisiana and the nation. This book is new scholarship and, most importantly, fresh research that challenges many commonly held notions of the Vicksburg and Port Hudson campaigns. In the past, the movement of large armies and the grand assaults garnered the most attention. As Blood on the Bayou reveals, small unit actions and big government policies in the Trans-Mississippi did as much to shape the outcome of the war as did the great armies and famous captains of legend and lore. No student of the Civil War should ignore this book. Scholars of Vicksburg and Port Hudson will find their studies incomplete without a thorough examination of this work. As with the other books in the Louisiana Quadrille series, the military campaigns remain front and center. I trace the movements of obscure regiments and battles fought on unfamiliar trans-Mississippi landscapes in June and July, 1863, and tell a little-known aspect of the sieges of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. I examine the evolution of Federal and Confederate strategy and sketch the leaders tasked with carrying these plans forward. There is enough combat to satisfy even the most ardent student of campaigns and commanders. The sources, however, revealed an almost obsessive concern over slavery by both sides. Actually, these soldiers, civilians, and politicians did not fret over the institution of slavery as much as control over the slaves themselves. Both Federal and Confederate authorities seemed preoccupied with who physically controlled the enslaved population. This led me to review Republican views on this subject, and especially those held by Abraham Lincoln. The tug-of-war over people—whom some considered persons held in bondage and others considered human property—also caused me to reexamine the peculiar institution as a salient feature of Confederate national identity. A greater appreciation for the causes of the war emerged. While states’ rights certainly provided a framework and context for the argument, slavery caused the war, not vice versa. Physical control of the slave population impacted how the Federal Government conducted the war. When war broke out, slaves emerged first as “contraband,” then morphed into “self-emancipated” persons, before becoming the raison d’être of the Mississippi Valley campaigns in 1863. The African-Americans became plunder, if you will. I came to the conclusion that the gathering of these persons drove, in part, Union military strategy in the Mississippi Valley. Lincoln wanted slaves removed from southern owners, concentrated in areas convenient to Union logistics centers, and then redistributed to serve as soldiers or farmers on behalf of the United States. The longer the military campaigns in the Mississippi Valley dragged on, the more Federal officials could feed liberated slaves into the system. This strategy held that, once Union troops had removed slaves from bondage and repurposed them to other tasks, it would be nearly impossible for their former masters to re-enslave them. No matter the outcome of the war, the Federal government set out to break slavery—forever. Fearing a rapid collapse of the Confederacy, abolitionists intended to make sure that readmitted states did not reestablish slavery. Remember, slavery was then a state prerogative. Passage of the Thirteenth Amendment still lay months into the future. Concurrently, Lincoln believed Black troops would help achieve victory and then secure the peace. One the shooting ended these African-American regiments might serve as an army of occupation. The largest concentration of slaves lay in the Mississippi Valley and this population needed to be under Federal control. The Rebel forts at Vicksburg and Port Hudson were impediments. Even so, despite the presence of these Confederate citadels, US troops could remove the African-American population of this region into zones of their choosing with increasing impunity. The fall of these positions facilitated commerce and navigation on the Mississippi. Yet, the great gathering of African-Americans began, and continued, notwithstanding the Rebels in the earthworks.
Blood on the Bayou: Vicksburg,Port Hudson,and the Trans-Mississippi, by Dr. Donald S. Frazier- Amazon Sales Rank: #945690 in Books
- Brand: Frazier, Donald S.
- Published on: 2015-03-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.50" h x 6.20" w x 8.90" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 500 pages
About the Author DONALD S. FRAZIER is the award-winning author of Blood and Treasure; Cottonclads!; Fire in the Cane Field; and Thunder Across the Swamp. His other work include serving as co-author of Frontier Texas and editor of Love and War: The Civil War Letters and Medicinal Book of Augustus V. Ball. Donald lives in Abilene, Texas with his wife Susan and his two daughters. Donald is currently a Professor of History at McMurry University.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful. I worried my expectations were too high such that I was bound to be disappointed. I was not. By NedB http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2015/03/22/civil-war-book-review-blood-on-the-bayou-vicksburg-port-hudson-and-the-trans-mississippi-by-donald-s-frazier/Blood on the Bayou, the third installment in what is called Frazier’s Louisiana Quadrille, begins “This is not the book I intended to write.” I am a big fan of this series: three years ago I wrote a glowing review of the previous book, Thunder Across the Swamp. So I was really looking forward to Blood on the Bayou, so much so that I worried my expectations were too high such that I was bound to be disappointed. I was not. This was absolutely the book I hoped for. But I understand what Dr. Frazier was getting at in his opening remark, and in a way this was not the book I expected to read.One of the things that I like so much about Frazier’s books is the quality of the writing and editing. Frazier has talent as a writer. He skillfully sets scenes and paces action well. He moves smoothly from the big picture to the personal anecdote. The handling of personalities and perspectives feels balanced. The research seems both broad and deep. The editing and publishing is also well done. The maps are clear and simple, yet informative. The book is full of photographs and lithographs that enhance the reading experience. And I did not find my reading enjoyment disrupted by editing issues. These are things I expected from this book, and my expectations were met.Knowing the general scope of the book, I also expected to read thrilling accounts of the Confederate’s capture of Brashear City, their failed assault on Fort Butler, and the battle at Koch’s Plantation. All of that was there. Despite the title of the book, Port Hudson and Vicksburg happen off stage, mentioned only in passing. The heart of the book is a 250-page stretch from Chapter 5 through Chapter 15 that covers the six week campaign in the La Fourche region of Louisiana as the Confederates attempted to disrupt and distract the Union forces from the seige of Port Hudson. In a war with large battles like Gettysburg and Chickamauga, the action in Louisiana was comparatively very minor. But there was still real drama in these fights and Frazier brings them alive.But, as he confessed, this was not the book he intended. The study of history is a process in which one researches sources and filters information in order to reveal the past. In so doing, Frazier developed a new understanding of the role of slavery, and particularly the slave population, in the war. The nature of the war had changed by mid-1863 but also Frazier’s understanding of the forces at work has changed. Much more so than his previous work, this book deals with the social and economic upheaval that resulted from the war as the existing slave system fell apart.Thus Blood On the Bayou begins with chapters that cover the same chronological periods contained in the previous two books — in fact some of the maps and quotes are exactly the same — but with added detail and emphasis on the evolving situation of the slave population of Louisiana. This aspect of the war is so critical to the region because of the large concentration of slaves along the lower Mississippi: the main action of the book takes place in an area in which the slave population heavily outnumbered the free. Throughout the rest of the book, Frazier reminds the reader about the status and dynamics of this population as the contending armies fought back and forth over a relatively small area, literally and figuratively tearing down the old order. Frazier seemed concerned at how this aspect of the book would be received, writing “I expect that many will find fault with my conclusions.” I don’t think that concern was necessary. The book is much richer as a result of the work Frazier has done. The war was a very complicated and messy event and I applaud Frazier for digging in to this complexity.There is another, related, way in which this is not the book I expected. When Frazier’s series was first described, it was indicated that this book would extend through early 1864. But telling the story of the summer of 1863 took more space that he seems to have expected and the book ends in August. So I want to close with a plea (and with the hope that he might actually read this): Dr. Frazier, I implore you to reconsider the Quadrille. It was clever idea, likening the war in Louisiana to a four part creole dance. But you have placed yourself in a tight spot. Thunder Across the Swamp and Blood on the Bayou each only cover about 4 months of the war. There is still close to two years of war left and yet only one more book planned. Please consider splitting the remaining time between two books — make the series a quintet. In past announcements, the next book has been called Death at the Landing, an obvious allusion to what happened at Blairs Landing during the Red River campaign. I feel there is too much of substance between the end of Blood on the Bayou and the Red River campaign that the intervening time should be handled in a separate book. There have been books that cover parts of this time period [Cotham’s Sabine Pass, Lowe’s Texas Overland Campaign, Townsend’s Yankee Invasion of Texas] but none that ties it all together as you can.Regardless of what Dr. Frazier does next, I look forward to it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Must Read By Clint W. Cypert Donald Frazier's first two installments in his Louisiana Quadrille set the bar very high for the final two books in the series. This third book, Blood on the Bayou: Vicksburg, Port Hudson, and the Trans-Mississippi, certainly lived up to the quality of it's predecessors. Frazier once again found an enormous amount of first-person accounts of the time and shared the thoughts of Federal soldiers, Confederate Soldiers, citizens, and slaves. The book primarily focuses on General Richard Taylor's campaign to move down the Bayou Teche and cause havoc in hopes of bringing some relief to the sieges at Vicksburg and Port Hudson while hoping to capture a bigger prize for himself and the Confederacy. Frazier does an excellent job of giving the accounts of officers and enlisted men fighting on both sides of the war. The book also goes into great detail explaining what exactly happened to the slaves that were freed by the Federals and how they were incorporated into the Federal Army, displaced throughout the region, and sometimes exploited. In true Frazier form, the book also has an abundant amount of photographs, drawings, and maps that allow the reader to truly visualize what was happening in the region.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Slow start but great finish By George W. Lynn I liked the book but didn't find it as compelling as Frazier's earlier works. Oddly enough, the title itself is rather misleading, listing Vicksburg and Port Hudson first as the apparent primary topics and the Trans-Mississippi last, whereas the book largely covers the Trans-Mississippi campaign and only peripherally covers Port Hudson while mentioning Vicksburg largely in passing. I suppose the publishing firm thought Vicksburg and Port Hudson would create most interest than the Trans-Mississippi. Odd, since I imagine the opposite would be true for fans who read the previous 2 books in the series, like myself.The book opens with considerable effort covering the liberation of the rather substantial slave population in Lousiana and the efforts of the Northern forces to enlist them into the war effort or at the very least deny their labor to the Southern cause. While not without interest whether one agrees with all of Frazier's comments or not, it does certainly get the book off to a rather slow start. For most readers, the battles are the thing and it takes a while to get to it. The book then goes on to the efforts of Union commanding General Nathaniel Banks to capture the Southern citadel of Port Hudson. However, General Banks, a political appointee, was not a particularly admirable or successful military figure, or Commisary Banks as he came to be known in the South since he was more successful in supplying the Confederate forces in his area than the goverment in Richmond. So, since the book shies away from covering Vicksburg, the reader will be hard put to find many Yankee heros in the story. Neither does the book directly cover Banks attacks on Port Hudson. It's more concerned with Banks efforts to denude his command of every available soldier throughout the rest of his area and the opportunties this gave the Confederacy to regain lost territory in Lousianna.The real hero of the book is General Richard Taylor who saw a chance to retake Southern Louisianna and perhaps even threaten New Orleans. His initial efforts were blocked more far more by his own area commanders than the Yankee forces as they wanted to throw all available forces into the campaign around Vicksburg. He was eventually able to get permission to go on the offensive with minimal forces in the hopes of diverting Yankee troops away from Port Hudson. He was wildly successful in his initial efforts throwing a real panic into Northern forces all the way to New Orleans. The campaign was largely unique as much was an amphibious campaign requiring the movement of his forces at night in small boats, flanking and overrunning one Union position after another. Texas cavalry also played a major role in the campaing to great effect. Eventually though the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson required Taylor's forces to high tail it out of the swamps and retreat out to the West.This last part of the book makes for quite a story and is well written. it just takes a rather meandering path to get there for me. but the book remains well worth reading, covering a campaign that you'll be hard up to find much on elsewhere.
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