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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.
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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
Grant’s hard-won victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in May...
- John C. Pemberton
Two failed attempts to take the city by direct assault...
- Visit Vicksburg Battlefield
Established in 1899, the Vicksburg National Military Park...
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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. Union forces waged a...
Vicksburg Campaign, campaign (1862–63) by Union forces during the American Civil War to take the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, which lay on the east bank of the Mississippi River, halfway between Memphis (north) and New Orleans (south).
Vicksburg meant the U.S. Army would gain control of the river and divide the Confederate States, separating Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas from the rest of the country.
4 Ιουλ 2013 · Together with the Union defeat of Robert E. Lee’s army at Gettysburg the previous day, the fall of Vicksburg would turn the tide of the Civil War.
27 Μαΐ 2024 · The Siege of Vicksburg was one of the most decisive and strategically important battles of the American Civil War. Fought from May 18 to July 4, 1863, the Union victory at Vicksburg effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave the North control of the vital Mississippi River.
31 Ιαν 2013 · The fall of Vicksburg came just one day after the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg, prompting many to point to early July, 1863 as the turning point of the Civil War. Fact #10: The American Battlefield Trust Trust is engaged in an ongoing effort to preserve battlefield land around Vicksburg.
