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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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• Seven Failures Before The Taking of Vicksburg
• Political Questions before the Siege of Vicksburg
• Politics Before the Battle of VicksburgVicksburg was nicknamed "The Gibraltar of the Confederacy. No large Union boats could sail the Mississippi past it without drawing cannon fire and likely being sunk the Union had dug a canal to avoid Vicksburg but it was too shallow for big boats. Union f
• Actions Prior to Grant's Landing Before the Siege of Vicksburg
• After Grant's Landing and Before the Siege of VicksburgThis page is about the Battle of Vicksburg (where all references live) during the American Civil War. This material is on early military actions before the actual siege of Vicksburg took place, including the burning of Jackson, Mississippi and the Battle
• The Siege of VicksburgThis page is about the Battle of Vicksburg (where all references live) during the American Civil War. Pemberton's withdrawal behind defensive lines The Confederate general in charge at Vicksburg, John C. Pemberton, had withdrawn to a position of great str
• Consequences of the Battle of VicksburgThis page is about the Battle of Vicksburg (where all references live) during the American Civil War, specifically, on consequences of the battle. Consequences Immediate consequences All slaves were of course freed (see Emancipation Proclamation; this was

1 External links and references

Major (alphabetical):

• Catton, Bruce, (1958), Never Call Retreat
  • (BooksEnthsiast.com)

• Foote, Shelby, (1963), Fredericksburg to Meridian
  • (BooksEnthsiast.com)

• Grant, U.S., (1958), Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
  • (BooksEnthsiast.com) The copyright has expired on this work and it is available on the Internet.

• McPherson, James, (1988), Battle Cry of Freedom
  • (BooksEnthsiast.com)

Minor:

• Foote, Shelby, (1963), Red River to Appomattox
  • (BooksEnthsiast.com)

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