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.

Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The park, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Delta, Louisiana ...

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.

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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 ...

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 ...

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

TAYLOR: I WAS SCARED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS WALKING INTO, THEY'RE BIG." BUT BEHIND THE BIG ANIMAL IS AN INCREDIBLE STORY FROM THE CIVIL WAR - INCLUDING THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG WHERE TENS OF ...

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 ...

Marching through Mississippi, Ulysses S. Grant focused his efforts on the city of Vicksburg. Surrounding and firing upon the city for weeks on end, he forced its citizens to the brink of starvation.