They ate horses, dogs, cats, rats, and shoe leather.
The Siege of Vicksburg began May 18, 1863 and ended July 4, 1863, for a duration of 48 days.
Answer The Battle of Champion's Hill, just east of Vicksburg, was fought on 16 May 1863. This battle was fought out in the open and was a set-back for the Confederates. This forced them to return to the defenses of Vicksburg, which began the siege. The siege ended when General Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg on 3 July.
Six weeks, from late May to early July…
Vicksburg; the last bastion of Confederate defense on the Mississippi.
The siege lasted from the last week in May to the first week in July of 1863.
The siege of Vicksburg lasted from May 19th up to July 4,1863.
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.
240 days
The decisive siege tok place from the last week in May through the first week in July of 1863.
5 Days
The first battles were the repulsed Union assaults over three days (May 19-22, 1863). The total siege of the city continued for 1 month and 17 days (48 days), from May 18 to July 4, 1863.
Better said was the "battles to capture Vicksburg". At least three Union attempts failed to actually capture the city fortress of Vicksburg. Only via a siege was the city captured. And, yes this at last gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River. This was now the western base from which to launch assaults on either side of the river.