General Grant, a Union General, won the battle of Vicksburg. He defeated the Confederate Army of General Pemberton. Jefferson Davis, The President of the Confederacy, tried to micromanage the battle from Richmond, Virginia, instead of letting General Joseph E. Johnson run it from on site.
Vicksburg had nothing to do with Lee - except for the coincidence that the surrender of Vicksburg (which ended the war in the West) happened on the same day as Lee's defeat at far-away Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
This point in the war (July 1863) is often called 'Confederate High Watermark'.
Ulysses Grant.
Ulysses Grant
It was a huge battle that took place there
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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General Lee played no part in the Seige of Vicksburg. The Confederate commander was Pendleton. General Lee was 900 miles away in Pennsylvania fighting at Gettysburg.
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The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
The battle of Vicksburg
This would be the siege of Vicksburg. This battle was an important part of the war for the north because it started out a train of victories.
The battle of Gettysburg and The Battle of Vicksburg are two very important victories for the North. They were won by Meade and Grant, respectively.
General Ulysses S. Grant was a general for the north during the Battle of Vicksburg. Lt. General John C. Pemberton was the general for the south during the Battle of Vicksburg.
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Ulysses Grant.
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