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Siege of Vicksburg

1863 • Mississippi Belagerung

Historical Overview

Fall of the last bastion on the Mississippi; splitting the Confederacy.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Decisive Union victory.

United States

  • Commander: Ulysses S. Grant
  • Strength: ca. 77.000
  • Casualties: ca. 4.800

Confederate States

  • Commander: Pemberton
  • Strength: ca. 33.000
  • Casualties: ca. 32.000 (Gef.)

Strategic Context

Strategic control of the West for the Union.

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