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Our Battle of Vicksburg page includes history articles, battle maps, photos, helpful web links, recommended books, and more on this important 1863 Civil War battle in Mississippi. Learn more about Grant's victorius Vicksburg campaign.
- 10 Facts
The fall of Vicksburg came just one day after the...
- Vicksburg Campaign of 1863
American Battlefield Trust’s map of The Vicksburg Campaign....
- Ulysses S. Grant
His 1862 triumphs at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in western...
- John C. Pemberton
Branded a traitor by Southerners for surrendering Vicksburg,...
- Visit Vicksburg Battlefield
The Visitor Center and the USS Cairo museum provide unique...
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The Vicksburg Camp ign. November 1862 – July 1863. by Christopher R. Gabel. Center of Military History United States Army Washington, D.C., 2013. Introduction. Although over one hundred fifty...
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9 Νοε 2009 · The Battle of Vicksburg was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War that divided the Confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
11 Οκτ 2019 · Summary. From the outset of the Civil War, the importance of the Mississippi River as a line of supply and communications and a military operations corridor was apparent to all on both sides of the Mason–Dixon line.
The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war.
The initial campaign to capture Vicksburg began with the ascent of Union ships up the river from the Gulf. Commanded by David Farragut, the fleet captured New Orleans and further upriver took Baton Rouge and Natchez without firing a shot. On May 18, 1862, Farragut’s advance ships arrived at Vicksburg, and on May 26, 1862, his
