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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
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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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.
The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
After the fall of New Orleans, as the Union pincer slowly closed along the river, the Confederates began to fortify Vicksburg. The city's geographical location made it ideal for defense.
The campaign for the control of Vicksburg was one of the most important contests in determining the outcome of the Civil War. As President Abraham Lincoln observed, “Vicksburg is the key. The...
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).
View. Buy This Book in Print. summary. In The Siege of Vicksburg: Climax of the Campaign to Open the Mississippi River, May 23–July 4, 1863, noted Civil War scholar Timothy B. Smith offers the first comprehensive account of the siege that split the Confederacy in two.
