vicksburg

__Battle of Vicksburg__ Monica Herr 1. The Battle of Vicksburg 2. This battle started May 18th, 1863 and ended July 4th, of the same year. 3. This battle occurred in Warren County, Mississippi. 4. Leading the Confederate soldiers was Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton; the opposing Union leader was Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. 5. The confederates had about 40,000 men in Vicksburg, but only 20,000 fought in this battle. There were about 31,000 Union men fighting in Vicksburg. 6. Vicksburg was in Confederate conrol, and was crucial to the controlling of the Mississippi River. Ulysses S. Grant wanted to gain the control over Vicksburg for the Union, so he prepared his troops and started marching towards Vicksburg. Grant was about to start his invasion in Rodney, but after talking to local slaves he took his men to Bruinsburg to start the invasion. Next the Union ran into some confederate troops which was the battle of Port Gibson. After the defeat in Port Gibson Pemberton moved his troops north. The real battle began in Bruinsburg when Grant ordered for the first assult. This ended badly, and the second assult ended similar. Grant's trooop werre tired from the 130 miles they traveled. The third assult was a success. Many of Pemberton's men were wiped out. About two months later the long battles took a toll on the starving and diseased confederates. John offered a surrender on three conditions, but Ulysses wouldn't agree so the confederates settled for nothing but complete domination. 7. The fight within the battle at Champion Hill was the most important fight, this battle thinned out the Confederate forces which led to their defeat over all for the Battle of Vicksburg. 8. The Union defeated the Confederate army after the Confederates surrendered because they could no longer last in the drawn out battle. 9. The Union lost 10,142 soldiers, and the Confederates lost 9,091 soldiers; for a total of 19,233 causalities. 10. This battle success supplied the Union with an important force on the Mississippi River. This win also led to Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant becoming the General-in-Chief of the Union Armies.







__Images__ Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1863/general-ulysses-s-grant.jpg Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/4/4b/180px-John_C._Pemberton.jpg Map of the Battle of Vicksburg http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/vicksburgcampaignmaplarge.jpg Soldier's camp at Vicksburg http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images/000/306/419_soldiers%20relaxing%20in%20front%20of%20tent.jpg __Information links__ http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm http://www.civilwarhome.com/battleofvicksburg.htm