Battle of Vicksburg
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
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