John C. Pemberton |John Clifford Pemberton| John Clifford
Pemberton August 10, 1814| |Died||July 13, 1881 |Place of
burial||Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|
|Allegiance|| United States of America Confederate States of
America |Service/branch|| United States Army Confederate States
Army |Years of service||1837–61 (USA) |Rank|| Brev. Major (USA)
Lieutenant General (CSA) |Commands held||Army of Mississippi|
American Civil War John Clifford Pemberton (August 10, 1814 –
July 13, 1881), was a career United States Army officer who
fought in the Seminole Wars and with distinction during the
Mexican–American War. He also served as a Confederate general
during the American Civil War, noted for his defeat and
surrender in the critical Siege of Vicksburg in the summer of
1863. Early life and career  Pemberton was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania as the second child of John Pemberton (1783-1847)
and Rebecca Clifford (1792-1869). He entered the United States
Military Academy at West Point in 1833, and gr