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What holiday was not celebrated in Vicksburg from 1863 to 1945?
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Independence Day (4th of July). That was the day that the city surrendered to U. S. Grant during the Civil War in 1963.
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Date of vicksburg?
The "Battle" of Vicksburg was actually a siege lasting many months in which the Union Army commanded by Gen. Grant surrounded the town and starved the people into surrender. The town was finally surrendered by Gen. John Pemberton on July 4, 1863.
Was Vicksburg for the north or south?
ANSWER: Vicksburg was for The SouthVicksburg, Mississippi was known as "The Gibraltar of the South". It was a key strategical point controlling traffic on one of the most important supply venues in America, The Mississippi River. Considering that The Union won The Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, could be considered to be "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down" made famous by the song performed by "The Band". After Vicksburg fell, the city did not celebrate "The Fourth of July" until 1945.
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