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Gettysburg. Vicksburg was mainly a siege, with some minor battles involved.
The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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People in the northern states were not directly effected by the Vicksburg campaign.
the battle of vicksburg
The Union Army of the Tennessee attacked the Confederate Army of the Mississippi.
The Battle of Vicksburg started on May 18th 1863. The Battle of Vicksburg ended on July 4th 1863.
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.
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about 4,000 died
The battle of Vicksburg.