Vicksburg

The Confederate’s fort at Vicksburg, Mississippi, was essential to the South, as it served as a key vantage point for them over the North. However, if the Union besieged this fort, the North would have control over the lower Mississippi River, which would split the South in half, cutting off the western half of the Confederacy from Virginia. With such an extreme advantage being given to the prevailing side, and the other a great defeat, the Battle of Vicksburg marks the true turning point of the Civil War. Once, while talking about Vicksburg, President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis referred to it as “the nail head that holds the South’s two halves together”, just to stress how important this stronghold was. This fortification served many…

VICKSBURG: A TIPPING POINT IN THE CIVIL WAR USAACE NCOA SSG Chad M. West 15Z SLC 17-003 SFC Maradol The Battle of Vicksburg was a collective land and naval battle that ensured a strategic location for the Union Army (Burden, 2000). Although, not as well-known as the Battle of Gettysburg or Fort Sumter, this was a tremendous victory for the Union Army as it helped to establish a much needed supply chain. Also, to note, the actual timeframe of the battle only lasted a couple of months,…

The Confederates fort at Vicksburg, Mississippi, was essential to the South, as it served as a key vantage point to them over the North. However, if the Union could besiege this fort, the North would have control over the lower Mississippi River, which would split the Confederacy into two, cutting off their connection to Virginia. With such an extreme advantage being given to the prevailing side, and the other a great defeat, is what makes the Battle of Vicksburg the true turning point of the…

The Battle of Vicksburg was a great battle and I, Lt. Pete Taylor Adams was able to fight in it. This battle took place in Vicksburg and Warren County, Mississippi. This was a long hard fought battle between the Confederate army and the Union army. I am fighting for the Confederate side and this is my first battle in the Civil War. I have missed my family through this journey and I hope after this battle I will still be alive to see them. I have fought in the Mexican-American war, which was very…

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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 line to ship supplies to the Confederate Armies.…

Today we’re are headed up to Vicksburg. Mama’s a little nervous about Papa, Mr. Morrison, and I going there. But Papa says we got to do what we got to do. What is there to worry about anyways? As long as we got Mr. Morrison those Wallace’s shouldn’t hurt us. Just because 7 families aren’t going to their store anymore doesn’t give them a right to be mad at us. They put this on themselves. Looks like we are just heading out to Vicksburg right now. A couple hours later This is one of the most…

The Battle of Vicksburg was an important battle that would prove to be a key turning point in the Civil War. Vicksburg, Mississippi, is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, which is between Memphis, Tennessee to the north and New Orleans, Louisiana to the south. Seizing this land would give authority over all of Mississippi to the Union, but it was heavily guarded by a Confederate army led by General John C. Pemberton (National Geographic Society). In the Spring of the year 1863,…

important battle was the battle of Vicksburg, which was on the Mississippi river. The entire battle lasted 47 days and in the last days of it another battle started and ended one day before Vicksburg ended but it will be mentioned later. Ulysses S. Grant was commander in this battle and had previously won in the battle of Shiloh when the Confederates launched an unsuccessful surprise attack on his soldiers. On the other hand, the Confederates had John C. Pemberton to lead their smaller army.…

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,…