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  2. May 17, 2024 · The Siege of Vicksburg ended on July 4, 1863 with a negotiated surrender by Confederate general John C. Pemberton to his Union opponent, Ulysses S. Grant. The siege had begun on May 25 after initial Union attacks on May 19. Upon the surrender of Vicksburg, the Union controlled the entire Mississippi River.

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  3. May 16, 2024 · Vicksburg Park CD Tours. Want a tour from Edwin Bearss, one of the greatest Civil War historians of all time? Find it in the America's National Parks store. Last updated: May 16, 2024.

  4. 6 days ago · Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American troops clashed in a bloody contest that resulted in 23,746 casualties; more casualties than in all of America's previous wars combined.

  5. May 17, 2024 · The Battleof Vicksburg, fought from May 18-July 4th 1863 was a major siege in the western theatre of operations that together with the Battle of Gettysburg (which was fought at the same time in the East) was considered a major turning point in the Civil War.

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  6. May 31, 2024 · William Tecumseh Sherman would rise to command the Army of the Tennessee, and then Military Division of Mississippi, which placed all western Union armies under his command. These armies under his command would push south capturing Atlanta, Savannah, and the Carolinas.

  7. 4 days ago · Vicksburg National Military Park is a captivating window into America's past, sprawling over 1,800 acres that once echoed with the clamor of Civil War battles. The park preserves the site of the Siege of Vicksburg, where you can explore over 1,340 monuments, restored gun emplacements, and trenches that tell the story of a pivotal conflict.

  8. 1 day ago · The five major Civil War battlefield parks operated by the National Park Service (Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, Chickamauga/Chattanooga and Vicksburg) had a combined 3.1 million visitors in 2018, down 70% from 10.2 million in 1970.

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