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The Battle of Port Gibson was a resounding Union victory that secured Grant’s beachhead east of the Mississippi River and cleared the way to the Southern Railroad supplying Vicksburg. Port Gibson: Featured Resources
- Port Gibson - American Battlefield Trust
The Battle of Port Gibson. Having landed on the eastern bank...
- Port Gibson | May 1, 1863 | American Battlefield Trust
Port Gibson, ten miles east of Bruinsburg on the Little...
- Port Gibson - American Battlefield Trust
The battle occurred near Port Gibson, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Starting in November 1862, Grant tried various strategies in order to attack Vicksburg, and in each case, his army was unsuccessful.
Union victory at Port Gibson forced the Confederate evacuation of Grand Gulf and would ultimately result in the fall of Vicksburg. The Confederates suffered 60 killed, 340 wounded, and 387 missing out of 8,000 men engaged.
1 Μαΐ 2021 · Battle of Port Gibson. Confederate Commander. Maj. Gen. John S. Bowen. Forces Engaged: 8,000. Killed: 60. Wounded: 340. Captured or Missing: 387. Total Casualties: 787. May 1, 1863.
The Battle of Port Gibson. Having landed on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River unopposed at Bruinsburg, the Union army pushed steadily inland through the night on April 30, 1863. The first Union objective was Port Gibson, roughly ten miles east of Bruinsburg and commanding the local road network.
17 Μαρ 2024 · The Federal landing at Bruinsburg, Mississippi, on April 30, 1863, and the ensuing victory at the Battle of Port Gibson the next day, cemented a Union presence in western Mississippi that led to the eventual downfall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River.
Port Gibson, ten miles east of Bruinsburg on the Little Bayou Pierre River, commanded the road network between Grand Gulf and Jackson and was Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s first objective after crossing the Mississippi.
