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Our Battle of Port Gibson page includes history articles, photos, recommended books, and the latest preservation news for this 1863 Vicksburg Campaign battle in Mississippi.
- 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 of Port Gibson. Having landed on the eastern bank...
- Port Gibson | May 1, 1863 | American Battlefield Trust
The Battle of Port Gibson (May 1, 1863) was fought between a Union Army commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant and a reinforced Confederate States Army division led by Major General John S. Bowen.
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.
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 battle of Port Gibson cost Grant 131 killed, 719 wounded, and 25 missing out of 23,000 men engaged. This victory not only secured his position on Mississippi soil, but enabled him to launch his campaign deeper into the interior of the state.
The resulting delaying action on 1 May 1863 is referred to as the Battle of Port Gibson. This successful Confederate delaying action has been overlooked in many historical contexts. Most historians emphasize Grant’s audacity in conducting an amphibious operation south of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The Battle of Port Gibson was Union general Ulysses S. Grant’s first victory in the campaign that eventually led to the fall of Vicksburg. After failing to capture the strategically important city in late 1862 and early 1863, Grant decided on a new plan.
