Battle


Battle of Vicksburg

Part of the Vicksburg Campaign




Battle Summary
Date 05/18/1863 - 07/04/1863
Location Warren County, Mississippi
Result Decisive Union victory / 29,620 Confederates surrendered
Belligerents
Flag of the United States United States
(Union) 		Flag of Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders
Ulysses S. Grant John C. Pemberton
Forces Engaged
Army of the Tennessee Army of Vicksburg
Strength
77,000 ~33,000
Source: Wikipedia: Siege of Vicksburg
Casualties and losses
Killed 806 805
Wounded 3,940 1,938
Missing 164 29,620
Total 4,910 32,492
Source: Civil War Trust: Vicksburg
Synopsis of the battle:
The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign. In a series of maneuvers, the Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, crossed the Mississippi River below (south) of Pittsburg. and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi (aka Army of Vicksburg ) commanded by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

When two major assaults (May 19 and 22, 1863) against the Confederate fortifications were repulsed with heavy casualties, Grant decided to besiege the city beginning on May 25. With no reinforcement, supplies nearly gone, and after holding out for more than forty days, the garrison finally surrendered on July 4, 1863. This action (combined with the surrender of Port Hudson to Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks on July 9) yielded command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces.

Source: Wikipedia: Siege of Vicksburg



Status of the Battlefield:
The battlefield has been preserved.

The Battle of Vicksburg battlefield has been preserved by the National Parks Service and is part of the Vicksburg National Military Park .

Visit the official park web site at Vicksburg National Military Park
Surviving earthworks: Unknown


Aids for your visit to the battlefield:
Is there a battlefield app? Yes
Map of the Battlefield showing the locations of the markers? Unknown
Park where the battlefield has been preserved:
Vicksburg National Military Park

Monuments Documented:
There are 0 monuments documented by CWBFM on the battlefield.




More Information • • •
  1. History Net: Battle Of Vicksburg ( Submitted on 02/14/2015 by ). change
  2. Civil War Trust: Civil War Trust The Civil War trust also has a Smart Phone app. ( Submitted on 02/14/2015 by ). change
  3. Wikipedia: Siege of Vicksburg ( Submitted on 02/14/2015 by ). change

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This page originally submitted by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on November 24, 2014. This page has been viewed 897 time(s) since then. This page has been updated 2 time(s) since then. The page was last updated by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on February 14, 2015. BG Hooks was the editor who published this page on February 14, 2015.



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