The Battle of Vicksburg was the last major action of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Grant's Union forces drove the Confederate forces into a defense of the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Two major assaults were held off, but the third siege, lasting 10 days, resulted in the Confederate's surrender. This action is considered to be one of the major turning points of the American Civil War.
The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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The Battle of Vicksburg started on May 18th 1863. The Battle of Vicksburg ended on July 4th 1863.
The battle of Vicksburg.
The Battle for Vicksburg was actually the culmination of the Vicksburg campaign that involved fight and maneuver before the final siege of the city, which itself lasted from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The commanders were Major General Grant,U.S.A. vs. Lt. General Pemberton,C.S.A. The operations against Vicksburg actually started in 1862. It was a long, drawn out, bloody affair.
The called it the Battle of Vicksburg, though, it was actually a siege.
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It was called the Vicksburg Campaign.
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The Battle of Vicksburg is also called the Siege of Vicksburg
It is called the Vicksburg Campaign.
Vicksburg, Mississippi, is the answer.