Battle of vicksburg

Battle of Vicksburg

By danevers

  • Battle begins

    Battle begins
    Vicksburg is strategically located on the Mississippi River. When Union forces under Gen.Grant took it the North controlled the entire river. The Confederacy was physically split into pieces.

  • Moving on

    Moving on
    Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn placed in command of the Confederate Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana, and is charged with the defense of Vicksburg.

  • Moving up River

    Moving up River
    Federal gunboats Carondolet, Tyler, and Queen of the West encounter the Confederate ironclad Arkansas in the Yazoo River. The Arkansas disables the Carondolet but takes several hits. Nonetheless, she enters the Mississippi and runs the gauntlet of the Federal fleet before taking refuge under the Vicksburg shore batteries.

  • Replacing Departments

    Replacing Departments
    Maj. Gen. John C. Pemberton placed in command of the new Confederate Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, replacing Van Dorn.
    David Dixon Porter placed in command of the Mississippi Squadron, replacing Charles Davis.

  • Confederate Camp

    Confederate Camp
    Confederate Camps were running dangerously low on ammunition and food. They would soon all starve and die. General Grant knew that there must be a surrender coming from the Confederate soon.

  • General Grant Leads army into Mississippi Confederacy

    General Grant Leads army into Mississippi Confederacy
    He drives deep into the western part of the Confederacy with the help of Butler and Curtis. Grant leads a combined naval fleat and army task force which leads down the Tennessee River into the Mississippi River.

  • Building Canals

    Building Canals
    Grant tried twice to build a canal west of Vicksburg, but the swampy land and the recent harsh winters had the project failed and abandoned.

  • Gettysburg Victory

    Gettysburg Victory
    The Union won at Gettysburg which pushed the Union to win at Vicksburg which would cause a turning point in the war. This would become a big week full of wins that no one from the Union would ever forget.

  • Vicksburg Surrender

    Vicksburg Surrender
    The Confederate surrendered the city of Vicksburg, giving it to the Union. This was a major win for the Union in the process of gaining the Mississippi river. All that was left was Port Hudson and then the Mississippi river would soon be theirs.