Siege of Vicksburg - Wikipedia
WEBThe Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
Vicksburg Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield Trust
WEBThe Confederate surrender there ensured Union control of the Mississippi River and cleaved the South in two. How it ended. Union victory. After a 47-day siege, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton’s Confederate troops surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
Battle of Vicksburg: Siege, Battlefield & Park | HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 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.
The Siege of Vicksburg - U.S. National Park Service
WEBThe Siege of Vicksburg. Having cut off Vicksburg from Jackson, General Grant had isolated Vicksburg from the rest of the Confederacy. Eager to take Vicksburg and secure the Mississippi River for the Union, General Grant began to plan for massive, traditional assaults on the Confederate defenses.
Vicksburg Campaign | History, Significance, & Facts | Britannica
WEBVicksburg Campaign, (1862–63), in the American Civil War, the campaign by Union forces 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).
The Siege of Vicksburg, 1863 - American History Central
WEBMar 17, 2024 · On May 16, 1863, Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, the Confederate commander of the Army of Mississippi, unsuccessfully tried to halt Grant’s advance on Vicksburg by attacking the Union army at the Battle …
Battle Of Vicksburg - HistoryNet
WEBThe Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, also called the Siege of Vicksburg, was the culmination of a long land and naval campaign by Union forces to capture a key strategic position during the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln recognized the significance of the town situated on a 200-foot bluff above the Mississippi River.
10 Facts: The Vicksburg Campaign - American Battlefield Trust
WEBJan 31, 2013 · The capture of the Confederate river fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863 was a major turning point of the Civil War. Please consider these facts in order to expand your appreciation of this dramatic campaign. Fact #1: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis both saw Vicksburg as “the key” to the Confederacy.
How the Union Captured Vicksburg—And Seized the Key to ... - HISTORY
WEBJul 4, 2013 · Union forces then marched in and took control of the city, ending the siege of Vicksburg. Vicksburg’s fall divided the Confederacy in half, leaving the Union in firm control of the Mississippi...
Vicksburg - American Battlefield Trust
WEBThe battle and siege of Vicksburg were over. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and a Union victory at Port Hudson five days later, the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River and the Confederacy was split in half.