Vicksburg 1863

Grant clears the Mississippi

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Americas, United States
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Author: Alan Hankinson ISBN: 9781782004172
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: September 20, 2012
Imprint: Osprey Publishing Language: English
Author: Alan Hankinson
ISBN: 9781782004172
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: September 20, 2012
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Language: English

The 1863 Vicksburg campaign was to prove decisive to the outcome of the American Civil War. Known as the 'Gibraltar of the West', Vicksburg was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. In a masterly campaign Grant used riverboats and steamers to land his army south of the city. He then defeated the armies of Generals 'Joe' Johnston and John C. Pemberton. Pemberton allowed his force to become bottled up in Vicksburg and after an epic 47-day siege he was forced to surrender the remnants of his force to Grant on 4 July 1863, one day after Lee's defeat at Gettysburg.

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The 1863 Vicksburg campaign was to prove decisive to the outcome of the American Civil War. Known as the 'Gibraltar of the West', Vicksburg was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. In a masterly campaign Grant used riverboats and steamers to land his army south of the city. He then defeated the armies of Generals 'Joe' Johnston and John C. Pemberton. Pemberton allowed his force to become bottled up in Vicksburg and after an epic 47-day siege he was forced to surrender the remnants of his force to Grant on 4 July 1863, one day after Lee's defeat at Gettysburg.

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