US Naval commander Samuel P. Lee was the first Union commander to demand the surrender of Vicksburg Mississippi. This demand was made on May 18, 1862. Lee was the captain of the USS Oneida. Just prior to this the City of New Orleans was captured and Baton Rouge also fell. The Union navy then set its sights on Vicksburg.
Vicksburg surrendered on July 4th, 1863.
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Ulysses S.Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the general who won at Vicksburg, and became commander of all the Union Armies. Grant would go on to serve as the 18th President of the United States.
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
The commander of the victorious Union army was Major General Ulysses Grant.
The battle for Vicksburg . When Vicksburg , which was under siege , fell to the Union the Confederate defenders of Port Hudson surrendered .
Union Commander US Grant forced the surrender of Confederate Commander Tilghman.
after a lengthy siege
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General Ulysses S. Grant.
Ulysses S. Grant