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The Battle of vicksburg

Logan Helmick Period 1. The Battle of vicksburg.

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The Battle of vicksburg

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  1. Logan Helmick Period 1 The Battle of vicksburg http://www.google.com/imgres?q=usa+flag&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&tbm=isch&tbnid=e65ZuLoMgYYYnM:&imgrefurl=http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/flag.htm&docid=4WNFtHfTnWhPbM&w=480&h=252&ei=oxVuTrzLEorbgQe77YDlBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=263&vpy=151&dur=656&hovh=163&hovw=310&tx=229&ty=100&page=1&tbnh=81&tbnw=155&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&biw=1024&bih=571 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=confederate+flag&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&tbm=isch&tbnid=zmXhiyHwPr0xoM:&imgrefurl=http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/am483_97/projects/sarratt/intro.html&docid=h1u83cm6Kp3ZoM&w=289&h=170&ei=LBVuTt26OM3PgAeVydzkDQ&zoom=1&biw=1024&bih=571&iact=rc&dur=172&page=1&tbnh=89&tbnw=151&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=58&ty=29

  2. Lasted from May 22 – July 4, 1863. The Battle of Vicksburg was fought in Vicksburg, Mississippi and it was over the Mississippi river. The General for the Union army was Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. General for the Confederacy was Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Casualties for the Union army were 10,142 men. The South had lost 9,091 men; gave up 30,000. Vicksburg was considered one of the most important battles of the Civil War because Vicksburg is what was holding the south from splitting into two. Union General Ulysses S. Grant won several victories around Vicksburg, Mississippi, the fortified city considered essential to the Union's plans to regain control of the Mississippi River. On May 22, Grant began a siege of the city. After six weeks, Confederate General John Pemberton surrendered, giving up the city and 30,000 Confederates. The capture of Port Hudson, Louisiana, shortly thereafter placed the entire Mississippi River in Union hands. The Confederacy was split in two. Battle of Vicksburg

  3. Battle of Vicksburg On July 3rd, Pemberton sent a note to Grant, who at the time was at Fort Donelson, demanding unconditional surrender. But Grant reconsidered. Not wanting to feed 30,000 hungry confederates, he offered to parole all prisoners. The surrender was finalized on July 4, 1863. "Vicksburg is the nail head that holds the South's two halves together," said Confederate President Jefferson Davis "Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until the key is in our pocket," said Union President Abraham Lincoln. http://americancivilwar.com/vicks.html

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