Siege of Vicksburg

Union unpreparedness. With this victory, Grant and the Army of Tennessee push forward towards Vicksburg. This became a six month ordeal for the army and Grant. Grant tried a lot of maneuvers and eventually outsmarted and won against the forces around Vicksburg. However, the cost was heavy for the soldiers. Though, Grant gained fame for his relentless effort in capturing Fort Henry, Fort Doneslon, and Vicksburg and the brilliant maneuvers and stunts pulled…

The two victories that were turning points in the Revolutionary War were the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Saratoga, both these battles showed that the American forces could go toe to toe against the British army and hold there own. The Battle of Trenton was an American victory that came after many crushing defeats. The Battle of Saratoga was the first American victory over a major British force. The Battle of Saratoga would also secure the French alliance to help the colonies in the war.…

David Farragut David Farragut’s full birth name is James Glasgow Farragut. He was born on July 5, 1801 at Campbell’s Station, but then as a baby moved to New Orleans, and spent his childhood there. (Tucker) When he was in New orleans, Commodore David Porter became his guardian after being so grateful to his family for providing him comfort. He looked after James while he was growing up and took him along and trained him as a naval officer. When James was nine, Porter had made his new adopted…

hopeful throughout the war. Kate Stone’s reaction to the taking of Vicksburg demonstrated the resilient spirit of Southerners, “The loss of Vicksburg has stunned the whole country. It is a grievous blow, and there is great discouragement at least on this of the Mississippi River. But the reaction will come. The people will rally to strike a more deadly blow, to fight till the last armed for expires, to conquer or die”. The taking of Vicksburg was on July 4, 1863, and by early 1865, the Union…

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Ulysses S. Grant was by far one of america’s generals. He had many battles. Grant’s victory at vicksburg was an amazing win. On May 1, 1863, Grant’s army crossed the mississippi river at the battle of port gibson. Little did Grant know that confederate forces were there. Grant sent a portion of his army under General William T. Sherman to capture the state capitol, Jackson, while setting his sights on vicksburg with a view toward permanently closing the confederate supply base. When initial…

into the war of attrition he feared and eventually cornered in a unwinnable siege around Richmond (Hawks). Without the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War could have come to a much different conclusion, and seemed well on the way to a Confederate victory at one point (Rapp). Lee desperately needed to win a battle in the East so General Ulysses S. Grant could not capture Vicksburg (Carlson). The final capture of Vicksburg on July 4th, (which took nearly six months) divided the Confederacy in…

concluded, Grant got his rank back. His next assignment was to take control of the Mississippi River. He attempted to take over Vicksburg but was slowed down by Nathan Bedford Forrest. Using his skills as quartermaster, he succeeded in taking some supply lines from the Confederate States but failed in taking the city. Eventually, he decided on a siege and took over Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. He later cleared the way for General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Atlanta campaign by winning the Battle of…

Confederate leadership stops with Lee. The Confederate cause suffered under inferior military leadership, especially in the West. In fact, other than Lee, Confederate generals are typically remembered for frequent retreats that often led to disastrous sieges and huge surrenders. Albert Sidney Johnston surrendered Fort Donelson in 1862 after allowing Union forces to break through the defense lines of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. That same year, after Johnston’s death on the battlefield,…

The Battle of Gettysburg is perhaps the most famous battle ever to be fought on American soil. The three-day long struggle, which saw intense fighting that pitted friend against friend and brother against brother, holds a special place in the American psyche. In the span of three days in July of 1863 the entire tone of the American Civil changed from certain confederate victory, to an impending federal rout. What happened over this time span that caused the sudden shift in momentum during the…