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The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
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On July 4, 1863, the victorious Union Army marched into Vicksburg, and the United States flag was raised over the courthouse. Having to surrender was bad enough, but doing it on Independence Day made things worse for the citizens, and they didn’t forget the pain of surrender.
Date(s): May 17, 1863 Estimated Casualties : 2,273 total (US 273; CS 2,000) Reeling from their defeat at Champion Hill, the Confederates reached Big Black River Bridge, the night of May 16-17.
9 Νοε 2009 · The Battle of Vicksburg, and the subsequent Siege of Vicksburg, were decisive victories for the Union over the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.
12 Ιουν 2006 · On July 4, 1863, Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton surrendered the Confederate bastion of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Union forces under Major General Ulysses S. Grant. The surrender brought an end to 47 days of unendurable siege, but it also brought an end to Confederate control of the Mississippi River.
