1. By: Ryan Middleton and Alex Odendahl
Battle of Vicksburg
By: Ryan Middleton and Alex Odendahl

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3. Background Union had taken New Orleans
Ulysses S. Grant fighting for control of Mississippi River
Confederates under General John C. Pemberton
Two month siege

5. Timeline April 1863 May 1863 July 1863 Grant began new campaign
Landed at Bruinsburg, south of Vicksburg
Pushed Rebels back
May 1863
Pemberton retreated to Vicksburg
Grant attempted to attack, with heavy casualties
47 day siege
July 1863
Confederates surrendered Vicksburg on July 4, 1863

7. Primary Source-Letter
Grant writing to Stephen A. Hurlbut
Jo Johnston at Jackson and Canton
Harris Bluff
Denver’s Division

8. Significance Union gained control of the Mississippi River
Choked southern supplies
Effectively split Confederacy in half
Turning point of the war in West
Distinguished Grant as the premier Union General

10. Quiz When did the Battle of Vicksburg take place?
A year before Gettysburg
Shortly after Gettysburg
Four months after Gettysburg

11. Quiz What was the purpose for the Battle of Vicksburg?
To gain control of the Mississippi
To halt confederate advances in the West
To open up a trade path with the South

12. Quiz How did the Battle of Vicksburg affect the South?
They gained land outside of Vicksburg
They were split in half
They counterattacked with a powerful naval force

13. Quiz
True or False:
The Battle of Vicksburg allowed Grant to become the “number three” general of the Union.
True
False

14. Quiz Who was the Confederate general at Vicksburg? Pemberton Lee
Jackson

15. Works Cited
"Vicksburg." Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, Web. 09 Nov
"Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on the Siege of Vicksburg, 1863." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., Web. 10 Nov
"Ulysses S. Grant." Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, Web. 08 Nov
"History of Vicksburg." History of Vicksburg. Vicksburg, MIssissippi, 1 Feb Web. 11 Nov