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Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on the Siege of Vicksburg, 1863

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Union Commander:
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Confederate Commander:
Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton

Forces Engaged:
Army of the Tennessee [US]; Army of Vicksburg [CS]

Estimated Casualties:
19,233 total (US 10,142; CS 9,091)

Result:
The Union took control of Vicksburg, Mississippi after Pemberton's army surrendered.

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After the Union officially taking Vicksburg from the Confederacy along with the loss of Pemberton’s army, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. This ultimately lead to the loss of the Confederacy being inevitable.

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link to google doc!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B7j629xvvzkYehoZcYzXuEDDkLnZRySfVbtmpCN5ZgM/edit?usp=sharing

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The Union won the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863!

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In the Spring of 1863, the Army of Tennessee and the Army of Vicksburg went head to head in one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the Civil War. Tennessee, lead by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, was a Union army. Vicksburg, lead by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, was a Confederate army. After previous attempts by the Union to take control of the river fortress of Vicksburg, Mississippi, finally, Grant conducted an attack that would set the pace for the wrest of Vicksburg. The army landed at Bruinsburg, Mississippi and pushed Pemberton's forces back towards Jackson. With their opposing forces weakened, this gave them the opportunity to turn around and focus on Vicksburg. Grant made a smart decision of conducting a siege to prevent anymore bloodshed, considering Pemberton's army was in bad shape. After about 47 days, the Confederacy finally surrendered to the Union and gave up Vicksburg on July 4, 1863.

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May 18-July 4 1863