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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust described the motivations and events that occurred during the Battle of Gettysburg and the ...

The reenactments will take place on Monday at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. and 1, 2, and 3 p.m. In the sweltering Mississippi heat and humidity on Sunday, a group of men in blue wool uniforms stood on a hill ...

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.