Siege of Vicksburg

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Sculpture honoring the Battle of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863

The Siege of Vicksburg was a major battle of the American Civil War. It took place in Mississippi from May 18 to July 4, 1863. Union general Ulysses S. Grant surrounded the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Confederate Army, commanded by John C. Pemberton, surrendered on July 4. Now the Union forces controlled the Mississippi River.

Siege Of Vicksburg Media

• Grant's operations against Vicksburg *     Confederate*     Union

• Vicksburg Assaults May 19.pdf

  May 19 assaults on Vicksburg

• Vicksburg Assaults May 22.pdf

  May 22 assaults on Vicksburg

• Vicksburg Siege.pdf

  Siege of Vicksburg. Corps and division commanders are shown for the period June 23 – July 4.

• Heavy artillery pieces that were used by the Union in order to force the besieged city and its defenders into surrender

• "Whistling Dick" was the name given to this Confederate 18-pounder because of the peculiar noise made by its projectiles. It was part of the defensive batteries facing the Mississippi River at Vicksburg. On May 28, 1863, its fire sank USS Cincinnati.

• Shirley's House, also known as the White House, during the siege of Vicksburg, 1863. Union troops of Logan's division set about as engineers and sappers to undermine Confederate fortifications but they had to stay under cover for fear of Confederate sharpshooters.

• Maj. Gen.Ulysses S. Grant, Army of the Tennessee, USA