...The Battle of Vicksburg was a fierce and hard fought battle. Many people were killed in this battle. The Confederate had an estimated 3,300 casualties and 29,500 surrendered. The Union had an estimated 4,800 casualties during this bloody fight. This war lasted for a good while. It went from May 18, 1863, to July 4, 1863. The generals of this battle were John C. Pemberton for the Confederate and Ulysses S. Grant for the Union. These people were highly qualified and good at what they did. This battle was one of the most important for the Union. They needed this for their plan to move forward. During the Battle of Vicksburg, also called the Siege of Vicksburg, the Union was trying to gain control of Vicksburg because it was the last major...
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...FINDING GRANDFATHER AT THE BATTLE OF VICKSBURG Have you ever tracked your family through a family tree or maybe you are tracking that illusive ancestor right now. My family certainly has had some adventures as we tracked our ancestors all across the United States and across the ocean. We have listened to stories of past events and diligently written it all down. Some of the stories proved true and some proved false, but all are interesting as all are like a mystery that needs to be solved. One such mystery occurred in tracking my grandfather’s father and in fact my grandfather’s whole family. He was my mother’s father and his name was Marcus Webster, a poor farmer that raised seven kids and gave up his dream to become a preacher to raise his family. But his father was an enigma – we did not even know where he was buried. Marcus never would talk about him and he may have been in that generation where fathers were called Paw and mothers were call Maw and kids never even knew their names until upstart grandchildren began doing the research. It would be many years later in a very unusual way that his history would be discovered. That inquiring grandchild of 14 had been challenged to track down the family by Marcus’s wife, Lillie. That started a lifelong pursuit for zillions of ancestors that may or may not ever be found. Marriage would take that grandchild all the way to San Angelo and a faint story that the illusive grandfather, father of Marcus might have been buried...
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...After Shiloh and the battle of Corinth, Grant demonstrated very well that he didn’t need to butcher soldiers to win a battle with his conquest of Vicksburg. After Corinth, Grant determined that the Confederate city of Vicksburg must fall if he wanted control of the Mississippi River. By taking Vicksburg he would cut critical supplies coming into the Confederacy from the west. Upon a failed joint attack on the city, Grant had to decide how he would next attack the city. In order to avoid a siege solely from the north, Grant came up with a daring strategy to float past Vicksburg, and launch an amphibious assault from south of Vicksburg. After floating past Vicksburg successfully, Grant stealthily made his way towards the city while having his allies still North of the city create several distractions such as raiding Confederate land and moving troops around the city to convince confederate general Pemberton, who was in charge of Vicksburg’s defense, that an attack would come from the north....
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...Synopsis It was one of the more significant battles. General Ulysses S. Grant of Tennessee was trying to conquer a Confederate fortress in Vicksburg, Mississippi. All previous attempts had been blocked. He began a new campaign to take Vicksburg under John Pemberton; he conducted a surprise blow nearby Vicksburg, at Bruinsburg. General Grant moved his forces inward to push back Joseph E. Johnston’s forces by Jackson, Mississippi. After he cleared that area, he started for Vicksburg. A few victories won at Champion Hill and Big Black Bridge weakened Pemberton’s army, so he had no choice but to retreat to Vicksburg. General Grant attacked Vicksburg until July 4, 1863, when Pemberton surrendered. This battle won the Mississippi River for the Union,...
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...terrible, else we should grow to fond it.” The battle of Vicksburg started by capturing the Confederate river fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. The battle of Chattanooga started by a command of the military Division of Mississippi, General Grant then fought a series of battles to the end of Chattanooga. Vicksburg and Chattanooga were both vital in the Civil War. First, three battles of Chattanooga were fought in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The first battle of Chattanooga, the second battle of Chattanooga, and the Chattanooga Campaign. The first battle of Chattanooga was a minor artillery bombardment battle in the American Civil War, which was fought on June 7-8, 1862. In late spring 1862, the confederate...
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...The Military Genius of Ulysses S. Grant and His Forces during the Vicksburg Campaign. Ulysses S. Grant was unsuccessful at taking Vicksburg during the summer and winter of 1862-63, but renewed his efforts in the spring with one of the Unions most successful campaigns of the war. The first attempt at taking Vicksburg, also called the First Battle of Vicksburg consisted of a prolonged Union naval bombardment, which ended when the ships withdrew. At this moment Major General Ulysses S. Grant was moving his troops overland to the town to set up from the rear. His advance ended when Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry took out his rail supply line, and Major General Earl Van Dorn captured the Holly Springs supply base. Grant would resume his efforts to seize Vicksburg in December, which resulted in repeated failures. Major...
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...Vicksburg Would you like to know the battle that won the Civil War? The battle that won the civil war was the siege of Vicksburg. Did you know the siege of Vicksburg was based on a painting by a chapel? The siege of Vicksburg was from May 18 to July 4 1863. Did you know that Vicksburg didn’t celebrate the 4 of July 81 years? The Civil War Series In the contrast to the bungling on the confederate march to battle, Grant continued to sabotage Pemberton’s army with his great skills and knowledge. The Union army rested until the morning of May 17. The Union army was sneaking upon the confederates who are retreating at Champion Hill. The siege of Vicksburg was about to come upon and the union was ready to attack and the confederates were ready to defend. Vicksburg was one of the most successful campaigns of the war. Although General Ulysses S. Grant’s first attempt to take the city failed in the winter of 1862-1863, he rewarded his attempts in the spring. There were little battles before Vicksburg (Ballard, 1996)....
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...The Siege of Vicksburg SGT Thomas Crow, SGT Randy Keaton, SGT Jared Martin, & SGT Robert W. Shadburn ALC Class 001-16 The Siege of Vicksburg. The Siege of Vicksburg took place in, and around, Vicksburg, Mississippi, from May 18th, 1863 until July 4th of that same year; it ended military action during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. MG Ulysses S. Grant was the Union General charged with taking the town of Vicksburg from Confederate LTG John C. Pemberton. Both men had numerous weapon systems and units at their disposal. During this campaign the Union and Confederate armies lost an enormous amount of soldiers with an estimated casualty count of 19,233 men combined—Maj. Gen. Grant rightfully worried of prolonged siege operations, as he knew the cost would be high (Winschel, 2004). The Vicksburg Campaign was one of the greatest Union victories of the Civil War. It effectively split the Confederacy in half. Once General Grant surrounded the town of Vicksburg, he instructed his Artillery Units to fire on the Confederates for hours on end in order to soften defenses before the Infantry was to advance (Winschel, 2004). It can therefore be concluded that the Union’s effective use of Field Artillery units and Navy Artillery not only paved the way for Infantry units to attack,...
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...two battles: Vicksburg 1863 or Gettysburg 1863, can be considered the true "TURNING POINT," of the war? Battle of GettysBurg Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg were the two important battles during the Civil War. Although the battle at Vicksburg played an important role in gaining full control of the Mississippi River, and splitting off Texas from the rest of the South. However the battle of Gettysburg was turning point of the War. This battle was a turning point because it was the bloodiest ever fought in North America and played an important role in stopping the South to invade the North ever again. The battle of Gettysburg only took in short three days; however its consequences were huge. The South had suffered 28,000 casualties, while 23,000 of the North’s soldiers were killed and wounded. Although the North had lost a lot, however the North still had more men than the South. This battle also contributed in ending Lee’s Northern invasion. Gettysburg was the first major defeat suffered by Lee and inflicted serious casualties on the Army of Northern Virginia. Because of this, all Lee had to do was to take defensive position instead of offensive as beginning of the battle. From this point, Lee decided no more strategic offensives. Last but not least, this battle played important role in leading the North to capture the Vicksburg. To take advantage of morale boost in winning the battle of Gettysburg, General Grant led the army to attack Vicksburg. Vicksburg...
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...The Siege of Vicksburg was the final battle of the Vicksburg campaign that was significant. It was very important to the Civil War because the Union took over the Mississippi River and isolated some of the confederates states. This battle started in mid May 1863 and was started by the Union. The geography of Vicksburg made the battle very difficult because of its land, but Vicksburg was so important because it was by the Mississippi river. The geography of the land had cliffs that reached 200 feet, and deep gorges.This was important because it was a popular trade route and supply line. This battle was difficult because the union ships could not get past the Mississippi because confederates had guns mounted on the high hills and mountains,...
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...Course Research Paper – Vicksburg Campaign History 101 – 87 N – 06 May 2015 The Campaign of Vicksburg was “the key”, to ensuring victory and the assurance of commerce to world markets. Where the march of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 1863 to July 1863, would prove compelling is that Grant would out generalize Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and eventually start the fall of Richmond and the Confederacy of Jefferson Davis. That the campaign was a central ingredient for success according to President Abraham Lincoln and would divide the Confederacy while, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi transportation route. With the capture of Vicksburg, the Union led by risky, yet boisterous attempts of Grant far more outmaneuvered the indecisive and ill-equipped decisions of Pemberton; and the stronghold of the Union over the Confederacy. At this time in the Civil War, the Mississippi river was the most important trade and supply route in the United States. It was the livelihood of the country and with it held the greatest economic feature to trade in the country and the world for agricultural products and their export and intercontinental transfer. It was the last stranglehold the Confederacy held on the Union and the prevention of military supply and aid to the Deep South, commerce of the middle and northwestern states to the world and a waning support of the war in enthusiasm and economic demand. President Abraham Lincoln said of Vicksburg and the importance of...
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...Although there were a lot of other union Generals in the civil war, Ulysses S. Grant was the most influential in the outcome of the Civil War. He made several well-planned decisions which led to the Union victory in the Civil War. The Civil War is considered on of the bloodiest wars in United States history. To begin with, one of the very first Union victories in the Civil War was the battle of Fort Henry. The victory of Fort Henry opened up the Columbia and Tennessee Rivers which were the confederate’s two main waterways for the Union to use for the rest of the war. One of Grant’s most important battles was the battle of Vicksburg. This battle opened up the Mississippi River so the Union could use it for boats and transportation. One of Grant’s...
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...Grant attacked Fort Donelson to be able to move up the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. The reason Grant won was because Fort Henry surrendered unconditionally. His second battle was Shiloh in 1862. The Confederates showed up and amazingly outnumbered Grant and his army. Grant was shocked but held his ground but ended up having to get pushed back. Later the Union sent reinforcements to help Grant and he then overpowered the Confederates. Finally the Confederates retreated and Grant came up with a win and the Union captured the major railroad junction. His third battle was Vicksburg where Grant used roman style battle. He starved Vicksburg for 47 days and by the time it was getting to the end of the 47 days Vicksburg was asking Grant to take them over. After he took over Vicksburg, the whole Mississippi River was the Unions. After taking Vicksburg Grant focused on taking over Chattanooga. He opened a hole in the confederates line to bring supplies in. He Later brought William T. Sherman and his army...
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...bloodiest battle on North American soil to that point, the Battle of Shiloh brought out the best of Ulysses S. Grant. At first, Johnston’s forces surprised Grant, and drove Union back to Tennessee River. When soldiers suggested a retreat, Grant fiercely responded, “No, I propose to attack at daylight and whip them” (qtd. in Cayton 386). The next day, Grant launched a successful counterattack, and defeated Johnston’s army. Among the dead was General Johnston himself. After this battle, Grant was noted as the first general to put the South in a defensive position during the Civil War. Like during the Mexican War, Grant astounded others who witnessed his calmness during battle. He puffed cigars while issuing clear and concise orders. To add-on, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Grant showed his determination. Grant’s first attempt to capture Vicksburg failed. After several attempts, in the spring of 1863, his persistence led him to renew his efforts. Shrewdly, Grant cut his own supply lines, and used enemy resources to feed his own troops. Grant marched his army down the west bank of river opposite of Vicksburg, then crossed back into Mississippi and drove towards Jackson. After defeating Confederate force near Jackson, Grant then turned back around into Vicksburg. As a result, Grant defeated General John C. Pemberton on May 16. When General Pemberton retreated back to Vicksburg, Grant sealed the city by end of May. In the span of 3 weeks, “Grant’s men marched 180 miles, won five battles and...
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...Earlier today Vicksburg was sieged by the Union. They finally took over the city after a long battle of about 44 days. The Confederates held out till they eventually ran out of food and supplies and had to eventually give up. The Union surrounded the Confederates, and after many attempts, the Union finally got into the city, then eventually took it over. The confederates suffered heavy casualties after the siege. It was a soaring success for general Grant, who is the new general for the Union army. This is a generals’ Grant first battle and also is first victory. John C. Pemberton was the general for the Confederate army. It was a massive success for the Union. However they suffered 10,142 casualties total. But the Confederates suffered a massive 9,091. There were almost 29,425 Confederate captives. Which is a huge blow to the Confederacy. Which in turn completely demoralized the entire Confederate army. This was a failure on the Confederates part because Pemberton was told by Michael Ballard in this letter “Pemberton, trying to please Jefferson Davis, who insisted that Vicksburg and Port Hudson must be held, and to please Johnston, who thought both places worthless militarily, had been caught in the middle, a victim of a convoluted command system and his own indecisiveness. Too dispirited to think clearly, he chose to back his bedraggled army into Vicksburg rather than evacuate the city and head north where he might have escaped to campaign again. When he chose to take his...
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