After failing to break out, Pemberton had no choice but to sit tight and wait for relief. Grant encircled the town, sent a portion of his forces to screen against attack from a relieving force, invested the town, pounded it with artillery and waited for it to submit to starvation.
The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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The Battle of Vicksburg started on May 18th 1863. The Battle of Vicksburg ended on July 4th 1863.
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The called it the Battle of Vicksburg, though, it was actually a siege.
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1869 IMPROVEMENT. The siege or the battle of Vicksburg begin on May 7, 1863.