The Battle of Vicksburg started on May 18th 1863.
The Battle of Vicksburg ended on July 4th 1863.
It was the forth of July
Grant accepted Pemberton's surrender to end the Siege of Vicksburg.
The Battle of Vicksburg ended on July 4, 1863
The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
To gain control of the Mississippi river.
The siege ended with Pemberton surrendering to Grant.
The Siege of Vicksburg. It meant the end of the war in the West. It released the Union troops to go and help at Chattanooga. And it brought great credibility of U.S.Grant, who would become General-in-Chief a few months later.
the battle of vicksburg
The first attempts to capture Vicksburg began in 1862, but the siege did not take place until 1863.
Grant received Pemberton's surrender on July 4th, 1863.
Grant surounded the town and bombarded and starved it into submission.
The battle of Vicksburg.