Siege of Vicksburg, 1863
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Library of Congress
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, May 11, 2009.
Depicted content
- Siege of Vicksburg ends
- In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues
- On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg
- The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back
- Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead
- After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Vicksburg, MS
- Vicksburg Campaign
Image type
print
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Original caption
Siege of Vicksburg--13, 15, & 17 Corps, Commanded by Gen. U.S. Grant, assisted by the Navy under Admiral Porter--Surrender, July 4, 1863
Source citation:
Illustrations Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Kurz & Allison, 1888.
