Vicksburg surrendered on July 4th, 1863.
When Union General US grant was the victor in a number of battles prior to the siege of Vicksburg, he was known for his policy of "unconditional surrender. This was not the case in the siege and fall of Vicksburg.After consulting with his generals on the two choices they had, which was to try to battle their way out of Vicksburg or surrender, the consensus was to surrender. After that decision they asked General Grant for terms of surrender. With that said, Grant realized that Vicksburg had almost 30,000 troops in the city. Dealing with all of these prisoners would have slowed down Grant's future plans to a maximum level. Grant then followed the then accepted practice of paroling the Rebel soldiers.
The Union suffered 10,000 casualties. The South suffered 9,091 casualties and had 29,495 men surrender. = =
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant received Pemberton's surrender on July 4th, 1863.
Because they'd been under siege for five weeks, and reduced to eating rats and mice.
30,000
Vicksburg surrendered on July 4th, 1863.
Grant accepted Pemberton's surrender to end the Siege of Vicksburg.
there were about 9,000 soldiers hurt or killed.
Ulysses S. Grant won the battle at Vicksburg making Lee surrender
When Union General US grant was the victor in a number of battles prior to the siege of Vicksburg, he was known for his policy of "unconditional surrender. This was not the case in the siege and fall of Vicksburg.After consulting with his generals on the two choices they had, which was to try to battle their way out of Vicksburg or surrender, the consensus was to surrender. After that decision they asked General Grant for terms of surrender. With that said, Grant realized that Vicksburg had almost 30,000 troops in the city. Dealing with all of these prisoners would have slowed down Grant's future plans to a maximum level. Grant then followed the then accepted practice of paroling the Rebel soldiers.
The Union suffered 10,000 casualties. The South suffered 9,091 casualties and had 29,495 men surrender. = =
7087 Soldiers and Enlisted men
Vicksburg.
Port Hudson
It was the battle of Vicksburg.