Battle of Big Black River Bridge

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The Battle of Big Black River Bridge was an American Civil War engagement in May 1863 in Mississippi, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops, forcing them back into Vicksburg and setting the stage for the subsequent siege.


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Siege of Vicksburg precededBy Battle of Big Black River Bridge

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