The commander of the Federal naval forces was Rear Admiral Porter. There is no such thing as a naval general.
General Ulysses S. Grant was a general for the north during the Battle of Vicksburg. Lt. General John C. Pemberton was the general for the south during the Battle of Vicksburg.
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Ulysses Grant.
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The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
The Union Army of Tennessee led by General Grant won the Battle of Vicksburg.
The Union Army of Tennessee led by General Grant won the Battle of Vicksburg.
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 Union Generals at the Siege of Vicksburg were Ulysses S. Grant and David D. Porter, while the Confederate general was John C. Pemberton.
The Battle for Vicksburg was actually the culmination of the Vicksburg campaign that involved fight and maneuver before the final siege of the city, which itself lasted from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The commanders were Major General Grant,U.S.A. vs. Lt. General Pemberton,C.S.A. The operations against Vicksburg actually started in 1862. It was a long, drawn out, bloody affair.
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