Ulysses S. Grant and his army sieged the river city of Vicksburg. Union is victorious and Confederacy has lost it’s last Mississippi river stronghold. This gruesome battle has been one of the major turning points bringing the favor of the war more to the North.
Grant wanted to block all ports stopping troops, food, and other supplies from reaching the river city of Vicksburg. The horrific Battle of Vicksburg caused many casualties for both sides of the war, the Union had 4,910 total casualties, and the Confederate had 32,492 casualties, including the surrendered soldiers and missing/captured soldiers.
This Battle of Vicksburg was the main turning point in the Civil War because it took place not to long after the very gory and gruesome three
Grant wanted to block all ports stopping troops, food, and other supplies from reaching the river city of Vicksburg. The horrific Battle of Vicksburg caused many casualties for both sides of the war, the Union had 4,910 total casualties, and the Confederate had 32,492 casualties, including the surrendered soldiers and missing/captured soldiers.
This Battle of Vicksburg was the main turning point in the Civil War because it took place not to long after the very gory and gruesome three