The Siege of Vicksburg was a major event in the American Civil War, lasting from May 18 to July 4, 1863. It was a decisive victory for the Union forces, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, as it resulted in the surrender of the Confederate stronghold of V
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The siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, leading to the successful siege and Confederate surrender.