Vicksburg Campaign
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Was a military campaign by the Union to conquer Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War.
Chronology
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May 1863: Battle of Snyder's Bluff. Union feint during Vicksburg Campaign.
May 1863: Battle of Port Gibson. General Grant defeats the Confederates.
May 1863: Battle of Raymond. Failed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Federals.
June 1863: Union troop retreat after the Battle of Snyder's Bluff.
December 1862: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou. Confederate General John C. Pemberton defeats William Tecumseh Sherman.
June 1863: Battle of Milliken's Bend. In the largest battle fought between Confederate and Black troops, after nearly two days of close combat, the Confederates were defeated in their attempt to raise the siege of Vicksburg.
May 1863: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi. Union victory.
May 1863: Battle of Champion Hill. Union General Grant defeats Pemberton.
July 1863: Siege of Vicksburg: the entire Mississippi area controlled by the union. It cut off the Trans-Mississippi Department (containing the states of Arkansas, Texas and part of Louisiana) from the rest of the Confederate States, effectively splitting the Confederacy in two.
January 1863: Union troop retreat after the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou.
June 1863: Battle of Lake Providence. Confederates withdraw to Floyd, Louisiana.
Selected Sources
List of American Civil War battles. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 31 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Civil_War_battles
Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, p.347
