The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1862 by Jefferson Davis (English) Hardcover Book

Lee proved to be as adept in communicating and coordinating plans with the president as Johnston had been inept. The Federal occupation of New Orleans, the fall of new Madrid and Island No. 10, and Grants repeated attempts to capture Vicksburg heightened anxiety about the area and persuaded the president to tour the western theater in December.

The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1862 by Jefferson Davis (English) Hardcover Book

Lee proved to be as adept in communicating and coordinating plans with the president as Johnston had been inept. The Federal occupation of New Orleans, the fall of new Madrid and Island No. 10, and Grants repeated attempts to capture Vicksburg heightened anxiety about the area and persuaded the president to tour the western theater in December.