When Sherman's troops left Vicksburg they headed east to prevent Johnston's troops from reaching Vicksburg. Sherman was a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served under Ulysses Grant.
The Union troops crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate troops out of Vicksburg
Vicksburg surrendered on July 4th, 1863.
On July 4, 1863, Union troops crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate troops out of Vicksburg.
Grant paroled Pemberton's troops.
Ambrose Burnside led the raids that distracted Confederate troops, enabling General Grant to land his troops south of Vicksburg.
They surrounded the river-port of Vicksburg, the last big Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi.
The Union troops crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate troops out of Vicksburg
The Union troops crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate troops out of Vicksburg
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The Campaign of Vicksburg began as siege in 1862 and was finally taken by the Union Troops on 4 July 1863.
The surrender of Vicksburg closed the Mississippi to southern traffic, making the transportation of troops and supplies impossible.