Timothy B SmithTimothy B. Smith teaches history at the University of Tennessee at Martin. His many books include, most recently, Early Struggles for Vicksburg: The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25-December 31, 1862; The Siege of Vicksurg: Climax of the Campaign to Open the Mississippi River, May 23-July 4, 1863; and The Union Assaults at Vicksburg: Grant Attacks Pemberton, May 17-22, 1863, all published by Kansas. Read More Read Less