If your pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or if your body's cells fail to respond to the insulin being produced (insulin resistance), then your blood will contain too much glucose (hyperglycaemia). This type of metabolic disorder is known as diabetes mellitus.
By Michael B. Ballard. 264 pp. It was the sad fate of General John C. Pemberton (1814-1881), a northerner serving in the Confederate army, to die in disgrace and humiliation. Because he surrendered Vicksburg to General Grant, many Confederates considered him a traitor.
During America's Civil War, Port Gibson is best remembered as one of General Grant's first conquests after crossing the Mississippi River during the Vicksburg Campaign of 1863. Landing at nearby Bruinsburg, Grant's troops marched down the Old Rodney Road, then engaged and repelled Rebel troops near the Shaifer House. During this campaign, Port Gibson escaped the fiery fate of other Mississippi towns. In a famous legend, Grant reportedly stated that the town was too beautiful to burn.. He left Port Gibson mostly unscathed on his northward trek to Vicksburg.