Union Army of the Tennessee - Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Union Navy - Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter Confederate Army of Mississippi - Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton Confederate Department of the West - General Joseph E. Johnston. Confederate General Earl Van Dorn had a force in Mississippi early in the campaign.
the battle of vicksburg
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Union Commnader: Ulysses Grant Confederate Comander: John Pemberton
Pemberton led the southern Army of Mississippi. Grant led the U.S. Army of the Tennessee.
The battle of Vicksburg
Military actions in Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi all contributed to the Vicksburg Campaign.
The Battle of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
Vicksburg.
The Vicksburg National Military park is part of the National Parks and it preserves the battle field of Vicksburg. Much of the landscape is very much like it was during the battle with the trenches and earthworks but with a lot of errosion over the years. The Park is full of monuments and markers that show the position of almost every regiment that fought in the trenches.
the battle of vicksburg
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The Military leaders were Nimitz, Spruance and Fletcher.
Union Commnader: Ulysses Grant Confederate Comander: John Pemberton
Pemberton led the southern Army of Mississippi. Grant led the U.S. Army of the Tennessee.
The Battle of Vicksburg started on May 18th 1863. The Battle of Vicksburg ended on July 4th 1863.
The battle of Vicksburg.
The called it the Battle of Vicksburg, though, it was actually a siege.