What is Siege of Vicksburg?
[[File:Ohio Statehouse (9843635815).jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|[[Sculpture]] honoring the Battle of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863}}]] The '''Siege of Vicksburg''' was a major [[battle]] of the [[American Civil War]].<ref>Timothy B. Smith, ''Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg'' (New York: Savas Beatie, 2006), p. xiii</ref> It took place in [[Mississippi]] from May 18 to July 4, [[1863]]. [[Union Army|Union]] [[General officer|general]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]] surrounded the city of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]. The [[Confederate Army]], commanded by [[John C. Pemberton]], surrendered on July 4. Now the Union forces controlled the [[Mississippi River]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|history|US}} {{American Civil War}} [[Category:American Civil War battles]] [[Category:1863 in the United States]] [[Category:Sieges|Vicksburg]] [[Category:History of Mississippi]]