Steven E. Woodworth has authored, co-authored, or edited more than thirty books, including Manifest Destinies: America's Westward Expansion and the Road to Civil War and Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865. Charles D. Grear is the author of Why Texans Fought in the Civil War and an extensive list of other publications on the state's involvement. Together, Woodworth and Grearhave edited several books in the Civil War Campaigns in the West series, including The Vicksburg Assaults, May 19-22, 1863, and Vicksburg Besieged. Contributions by Michael Burns, Sheilah R. Elwardani, Blakeney K. Hill, Jonathan M. Steplyk, and Brian S. Wills.

