Siege of Vicksburg

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The Siege of the city Vicksburgs had started on May 18, 1863 and lasted its way through July 4, 1863. The General for the Union force/side was General Ulysses S. Grant, while General John C. Pemberton was the General for the Confederate side. The Union had been surrounding the city, while the Confederates had been the ones to try to protect it. The Union had about 77,000 troops/soldiers during the Siege of Vicksburg, while the Confederates had only 33,000 soldiers/troops during the battle. To…

Two Parts of a Greater Whole The American Civil War did not have an inevitable outcome during it 's first few stages of development. Nevertheless, the Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg became a turning point for the Civil War. Both of these battles ended in favor for the Federal Government also known as the Union, North, or Yankees. There were many casualties from both the Union and the Confederates. These Confederates created a government that only included states that had seceded from the…

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,…

General Ulysses S. Grant implemented good mission command during the Siege of Vicksburg by creating a clear commander’s intent, accepting prudent risk, and exercising disciplined initiative resulting in the victory. Grant was appointed commander of the Department of the Tennessee in October of 1962. Almost immediately he began preparations for combined land and naval operations against the Confederate-held Vicksburg . Vicksburg was one of the last strongholds and was used as a main supply…

1862 at Antietam Creek, Massachusetts. Union General McClellan had found Confederate General Robert E Lee’s battle plans, so he had the upper hand. The Union’s victory pushed back Robert E. Lee, and prevented them from moving further north. Siege of…