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In this article, the writer relates that, as with any Southern town during the Civil War, the effects of the conflict were felt in Coffeeville Mississippi. The writer notes that the town was immersed further into the war when General Ulysses S. Grant decided to focus on Northern Mississippi as a way to attack Vicksburg by land. The writer points out that the Battle of Coffeeville showed the spirit of the South, as the Confederates were successful in baiting and defeating Northern troops led by General Ulysses S. Grant. The writer maintains that though Grant did eventually defeat Vicksburg, Coffeeville was nonetheless important in hindering his plans. The events of the war and the battle were felt in the town of Coffeeville and surrounding county for years to come.

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"During the Civil War, Coffeeville was of course subject to the many economical and social changes that took place across the South. The men between 18 and 35 were subject to conscription under the Confederate government, leaving the common town with mainly women, children, and the elderly. Agriculture was also a losing prospect as the war ran on since much of the Cotton grown in Mississippi and other southern states did not help the war effort. As such, the entire economy of the South shifted toward self-sufficiency after 1861. Coffeeville would not have been able to avoid these changes, which were similar throughout all Southern states."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Avery, Phineas Orlando. History of the Fourth Illinois Cavalry Regiment. Humboldt, NE: Enterprise, 1903.
• Catton, Bruce. The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War. New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1960.
• Inventory of the County Archives of Mississippi. Jackson, MS: The Project, 1940.
• The Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign: The Civil War in north Mississippi November/December 1862 (Accessed 19 November 2006) available from http://www.angelfire.com/ms2/grantshilohvicksburg/.
• Pomeroy, Fletcher. "Battle of Coffeeville, Mississippi, 12/4-12/6/62." Diary of Pomeroy Fletcher. Accessed 19 November 2006. Available from http://www4.pair.com/justfolk/Diary103.htm.

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