Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg to the Union during the Civil War.Because of the 47-day siege during the Battle of Vicksburg, the city and military occupation that followed the 4th of July was not ...

Abraham Lincoln knew that to conquer the South, the Union had to control Vicksburg. President Abraham Lincoln knew that to conquer the South, the Union had to control the Mississippi River.

His book recounts the Union and Confederate confrontation at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863 that the author contends was the most important battle of the Civil War. The prolonged battle resulted ...

Today, the events and importance of the campaign for Vicksburg seem to be overshadowed by the battle at Gettysburg, Pa., which was fought July 1-3, 1863 — the final days of the Vicksburg siege.

To coincide with the anniversary of the first day of the Siege of Vicksburg, Tully’s Cave was officially opened to locals, ...

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The siege of Vicksburg took place between May 18 and July 4, 1863 with Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee attacked Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton’s e Confederate Army of ...

From its stately homes to Civil War battlegrounds, visitors can experience many of Vicksburg's historical assets. One of the most famous battles to be fought in the town was the Siege of Vicksburg ...

On Friday the rebels cut away the timber in the rear of their lines, and opened on us with an 11-inch shell and two or three siege guns. Gen. LOGAN silenced their mortar with his 30-pounder ...

DES MOINES – One hundred and fifty years ago today, scores of Iowans serving in the Union Army were dug in laying siege to the Mississippi town of Vicksburg. Two assaults, one on May 19 ...