Vicksburg campaign
The Battle of Vicksburg was an American Civil War siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on a well-fortified west-facing cliff on the Mississippi River. The siege lasted from May 18 -- July 4, 1863. The siege was initiated by the Union army under General Ulysses S. Grant with the aim of gaining control of the Mississippi River by capturing this Confederate riverfront stronghold and defeating John C. Pemberton's forces stationed there. Shortly after it fell (one day after the fall of Gettysburg), the entire Mississippi Valley belonged to the Union.
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External links and references
Major (alphabetical):
- Catton, Bruce, (1958), Never Call Retreat
- Foote, Shelby, (1963), Fredericksburg to Meridian
- Grant, U.S., (1958), Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
- (ISBN 0306801728) The copyright has expired on this work and it is available on the Internet.
- McPherson, James, (1988), Battle Cry of Freedom
Minor:
- Foote, Shelby, (1963), Red River to Appomattox
http://battleofchampionhill.org/crummer.htm
Referenced By
Edward Ord
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