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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
The battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and...
- John C. Pemberton
Branded a traitor by Southerners for surrendering Vicksburg,...
- 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...
The Battle of Vicksburg was a critical turning point in the American Civil War, with far-reaching implications for both the Union and the Confederacy. The Union victory, culminating in the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two and severing vital supply lines.
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26 Ιουν 2013 · Vicksburg was a strategic point of the greatest importance. Situated on a high bluff overlooking a hairpin turn of the Mississippi River, it was known as the “Gibraltar of the Confederacy.”. Confederate President Jefferson Davis called it “the nailhead that holds the South’s two halves together.”.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important because it was the last major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. The Union's victory was a turning point in the Civil war that highly contributed to the defeat of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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.
