BATTLE OF VICKSBURG

DATE AND LOCATION OF BATTLE

• Date: May 18 1863 to July 4 1863
• Location: Vicksburg Mississippi, warren county

COMMANDING OFFICERS FOR BOTH SIDES

• Union: Major General Ulysses S. Grant
• Confederates: LT General John C. Pemberton

Description: In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies.

CASUALTIES AND TROOPS

• Union casualties : 4,800
• Confederates casualties : 3,300 and nearly 30,000 captured.
• Union troops: 75,000
• Confederates: 34,000

Who won?
The union

We ion received?

Control of the Mississippi River