Siege of Vicksburg, 1863

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Siege of Vicksburg, 1863

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Depicted ContentVicksburg Campaign

Depicted ContentVicksburg, MS

Depicted ContentVicksburg Campaign

Depicted ContentAfter twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi

Depicted ContentSecond Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead

Depicted ContentThe Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back

Depicted ContentOn the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg

Depicted ContentIn Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues

Depicted ContentAfter forty-seven days of intense siege, Vicksburg surrenders to Grant's Army of the Tennessee

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Siege of Vicksburg--13, 15, & 17 Corps, Commanded by Gen. U.S. Grant, assisted by the Navy under Admiral Porter--Surrender, July 4, 1863

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Kurz & Allison, 1888.

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