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The siege ended dramatically on April 19, , when fires consumed The Union campaign against Vicksburg, in its entirety, would be the longest of the Civil War. Its first phase began with a naval bombardment on May 18, , which failed due to the fierce resistance of the Confederate batteries guarding the city.
That winter, Union forces made The victories forced the Grant faced off against Confederate General Robert E. In the summer of , during the U. Grant moves farther south in search of a more favorable crossing point and eventually finds one in Bruinsburg. In the early morning hours of April 30, infantrymen of the Twenty-fourth and Forty-sixth Indiana Regiments step ashore on Mississippi soil. The two sides clash at Port Gibson and Raymond.
By May 14, the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi, is in Union hands. They clash again on May 17 at the Big Black River. Both battles result in Union victories and force the Confederates to retreat to their fortifications at Vicksburg with the Federals in hot pursuit. May Looking for a quick victory and not wanting to give Pemberton time to settle his garrison, Grant orders an immediate assault.
Of his three corps, only Maj. Gen William T. Here, the Twenty-seventh Louisiana Infantry, reinforced by Col. The combat is fierce and bloody outside the Confederate works. The Thirteenth United States Infantry plants its colors on the redan but can advance no further. Undaunted by this failure, Grant makes a more thorough reconnaissance of the defenses prior to ordering another assault.
Early in the morning, Union artillery opens fire and for four hours bombards the city's defenses. At 10 a. Sherman attacks again down the Graveyard Road, Maj. James B. John A. Surrounded by a ditch 10 feet deep and walls 20 feet high, the redoubt offers enfilading fire for rifles and artillery.
After intense hand-to-hand fighting, Federals breach the Railroad Redoubt, capturing a handful of prisoners. The victory, however, is the only Confederate position captured that day. Reduced in number by sickness and casualties, the garrison of Vicksburg is spread dangerously thin. Civilians are hard hit, with many forced to live in crudely dug caves due to the heavy shelling.
June After more than 20 hours of hand-to-hand fighting in the foot deep crater left by the blast, Union regiments are unable to advance and withdraw back to their lines. The siege continues. July 3—4. With the situation dire for the Confederates, Grant and Pemberton meet between their lines. Grant commanded the forces besieging the city. Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton was given the duty of defending it. He described it for his wife in his June 12, , letter.
At the start of July, Confederate troops and civilians were starving. Many people survived by eating rats and other animals in the city. Pemberton surrendered his army on July 4, This victory followed the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, and helped increase Union morale.
In the siege of Vicksburg and the battles leading up to the siege, Grant lost over four thousand men. The Confederate military lost over thirty-five thousand soldiers. Toggle navigation. Jump to: navigation , search. Photographic copy of a lithograph by Alfred E. Mathews depicting the siege of Vicksburg. See Also Ulysses S. Ballard, Michael B. Vicksburg: The Campaign that Opened the Mississippi. Dee, Christine, ed. Athens: Ohio University Press,
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