Vicksburg_BL2


__**Nick Zell and Taylor Goldberg**__ 1. The battle researched was the battle of Vicksburg 2. The battle occurred on May 18, 1863, and lasted until July 14, 1863 3. The battle took place in Warren County, Mississippi 4. The Union general in the battle was Major General Ulysses S. Grant [Union States]; The Confederate General was Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton [Confederate States].  5. T he Union had lost more soldiers than the confederate side but the Union had still won when the Confederates surrendered . 6. During the Civil War over 600,000 enlisted men and officers would die in pursuit of two opposing dreams. These fighting men, both North and South, made the best of life on the battlefield and in camp. On July 4, 1863, Vicksburg surrendered after a long battle. This was the final ending point of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army this basic fort on the Mississippi, the Confederacy effectively separated. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies. 7. The only strategy in the battle was to siege the city and capture it. The Union had won after the Confederate general had surrendered.  8. The Union took over Vicksburg from the Confederates. The Union had seiged the city under the command of Union General Ulysses Grant. The Confederate General John Pemberton had surrendered, giving up the city and 30,000 men in the confederate army. The Union took control of Vicksburg and the Mississippi River 9. There is an estimated amount of 19,233 casualties. There were 9,091 estimated on the confederate side and 10,233 on the Union side <span style="color: rgb(21, 172, 2);">10. The Confederates had lost a lot from the battle and they had then split into two after the battle. The battle lasted 6 weeks before the Union had captured the Confederate General, and then later they had captured Port Hudson, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.