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MEMPHIS, Friday, June 26, vid CAIRO, Monday, June 29. Advices from GRANT'S army to the noon of the 22d, say the siege was progressing vigorously. On the 20th the cannonading was kept up from ...

A Vicious Siege on Vicksburg Marching through Mississippi, Ulysses S. Grant focused his efforts on the city of Vicksburg. Surrounding and firing upon the city for weeks on end, he forced its ...

Grant, ending the Siege of Vicksburg in what historians say was a turning point midway into the Civil War. The message is from a Confederate commander on the west side of the Mississippi River ...

Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg to the Union during the Civil War.Because of the 47-day siege during the Battle of Vicksburg, the city and military occupation that followed the 4th of July was not ...

and capturing Vicksburg was the key. For 40 days, the Union Army of the Tennessee laid siege to the city. When it fell on July 4, 1863, it gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union and ...

Is Vicksburg National Military Park worth visiting? Yes, Vicksburg NMP provides visitors the opportunity to learn more about the Civil War battle for control of the Mississippi River.

Vicksburg is home to numerous historical markers, including the site of a significant Civil War battle and the first place Coca-Cola was ever bottled, showcased at the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum."So, ...