Vicksburg Battle

Siege of Vicksburg was fought in Mississippi on May 18th – July 4th, 1863.

OVERVIEW

Where? MississippiWhen? May 18th – July 4th 1863Who? The Union and the Confederates fought in the battle. The Union won. The Union Army of Tennessee was Ulysses S. Grant. The commander of the Union Navy was Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter. The Confederate Army of Mississippi’s commander was Li. General John C. Pemberton. The commanders of the Confederate department of the West were General Joseph E. Johnston, and Confederate General Earl Van Dorn What? The Vicksburg Battle or The Siege of VicksburgWhy? It was fought over the Mississippi river, because it was a larger area of trade.How? The union surrounded and attacked the confederate defense line and made them surrender from lack of supplies.

Battle Statistics

Union Confederate

77,000 soldiers 33,000 soldiers

4,835 killed or hurt 9,000 killed or hurt

Ulysses S. GrantWas the 18th

president of the United States

Was a commander during the Civil War

Under Grant’s command the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America.

David Dixon Porter He was advanced to

the rank of (acting) rear admiral in command of the Mississippi River Squadron, which cooperated with the army under Major General Ulysses S. Grant in the Vicksburg campaign.

Li. General John C. PembertonInfluenced by his wife he

resigned from the army and joined the Confederation

Pemberton was appointed Lieutenant-General and received a few days later commanded the Department of Mississippi and eastern Louisiana with perhaps the most difficult burden of Confederation to defend Vicksburg.

Joseph E. JohnstonHe was a senior

General Officer in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War

He was criticized for his actions and failures in the Vicksburg Campaign

Earl Van DornHe was a

Confederate General during the American Civil War

He was noted for his defeats at Pea Ridge and Corinth

He was also noted for his death by a civilian in 1863

Battle Map of Vicksburg

Importance Of The Siege Of VicksburgWith the loss of Pemberton’s army and the loss of the vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. It took 30,000 Confederates out of the Union, the confederates could not use the river, they were isolated to the west side of it until the end of the war, and it gave Grant the credibility to be promoted to General – in – Chief.