Confederate General John C. Pemberton was born in Pennsylvania but joined the Confederacy when his adopted state of Virginia seceded from the Union. Probably the most significant part of his role in the US Civil War, was that he was forced to surrender Vicksburg after the successful Union siege which lasted six weeks. This was in July of 1863 and the loss of Vicksburg divided the Confederacy into two parts. Many historians rank the surrender of Vicksburg only second to the Battle of Gettysburg as the most damaging Confederate loss.
Confederate General John Clifford Pemberton graduated from West Point in 1837. Among the graduating class of 50 cadets, Pemberton was ranked 27th. Pemberton was one of the few "Northerners" who sided with the Confederacy. Pemberton is best remembered as the commander of Vicksburg.
Confederate General John C. Pemberton graduated from West point in the class of 1837. He ranked 27th in a class of 50 graduates.
Lt-General John Clifford Pemberton (1814-1881)Link: john-pemberton
Union Army of the Tennessee - Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Union Navy - Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter Confederate Army of Mississippi - Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton Confederate Department of the West - General Joseph E. Johnston. Confederate General Earl Van Dorn had a force in Mississippi early in the campaign.
The defeated Confederate cmmander, John C. Pemberton.
Despite his failure in keeping Vicksburg from falling, Confederate General John C. Pemberton was not blamed for it by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. There was, however, no command available to him so he resigned. He remained loyal to the South, however, and the Pennsylvania born Confederate later accepted a commission of lieutenant colonel in the Confederate artillery and served there until the end of the war.
ANSWER On July 4,1863, when the Confederate Army under General Pemberton capitulated.
Between December 26, to December 29th, the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou took place. It was in Mississippi and was a Confederate victory. Confederate General Pemberton defeated General William T. Sherman. Sherman's flank attack on Pemberton's forces fails.
Answer Union General Ulysses S. Grant Confederate General John C. Pemberton Confederate General Joseph Johnston was in command of troops who were outside of the siege. Link: http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/home.htm
The Union Generals at the Siege of Vicksburg were Ulysses S. Grant and David D. Porter, while the Confederate general was John C. Pemberton.
This battle, The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, in late December of 1862, saw the Confederates win. Confederate General Pemberton defeated forces of Union General Sherman. Sherman's attack on the right flank of Pemberton's forces failed, resulting in a loss for the Union.
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