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BATTLE // May–Jul 1863

Vicksburg

Mississippi · 32.353, -90.878

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Overview

The siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, leading to the successful siege and Confederate surrender.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

Mississippi controlled

Result

Union victory

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • United States77,000
    medium
  • Confederate States33,000
    medium

United States fielded a 2.3 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • United States4,835
    medium6% loss rate
  • Confederate States32,697
    medium99% loss rate

Commanders (2)

Confederate States

United States

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