500 people on both sides
I believe both sides call it the Siege of Vicksburg.
People were instantly killed and the Germans then attacked the British using tanks.
Vicksburg is on both the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers.
The injured child was one of many causalities in a long war.
The Union suffered 10,000 casualties. The South suffered 9,091 casualties and had 29,495 men surrender. = =
They were both sieges.
{| |- | Vicksburg Mississippi was a key city for both sides. The Union wanted it to close off the last routes between the western Confederate states and the eastern ones. By capturing Vicksburg the Union succeeded in spliting the Confederacy and speeding up their downfall. |}
Vicksburg Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee are both ports on the Mississippi River.
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Vicksburg was strategically vital during the American Civil War because it controlled access to the Mississippi River, a crucial transportation route for supplies and troop movements. For the Confederacy, holding Vicksburg was essential to maintaining communication and resources between the eastern and western states. For the Union, capturing the city would split the Confederacy in two and secure control of the river, significantly impacting the war's logistics and strategy. The successful Union siege of Vicksburg in 1863 marked a turning point in the war, enhancing Union morale and strategic advantage.
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