Siege of Vicksburg

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American Civil War battle military siege

The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Vicksburg canonical	23
Vicksburg Campaign	10
Vicksburg campaign	6
Battle of Vicksburg	1
Capture of Vicksburg	1
Fall of Vicksburg on 1863-07-04	1
Mississippi River campaigns	1
Union Mississippi River campaign	1
Vicksburg siege	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War battle ⓘ military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ surface form: Vicksburg siege
associatedWith	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
attacker	Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (Union)
campaignObjective	capture Vicksburg ⓘ open the Mississippi River to Union control ⓘ
commander	John C. Pemberton ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
commandingConfederateForces	John C. Pemberton ⓘ
commandingUnionArmy	Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
confederateCasualtiesApproximate	32000 ⓘ
confederatePrisonersTakenApproximate	29000 ⓘ
confederateStrengthApproximate	30000 ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfMajorTurningPoint	1863-05-22 ⓘ
defender	Confederate garrison of Vicksburg ⓘ
descriptionOfTurningPoint	failed Union assaults led to decision for formal siege ⓘ
endDate	1863-07-04 ⓘ
followedBy	Port Hudson surrender ⓘ
hasMainArticleOn	Wikipedia ⓘ
LincolnAssessment	one of the key victories that ensured Union success ⓘ
location	Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ
notableEvent	Confederate surrender of Vicksburg garrison ⓘ civilian hardship and cave-dwelling in Vicksburg ⓘ extensive Union siege operations and trench warfare ⓘ
partOf	Siege of Vicksburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vicksburg campaign
precededBy	Battle of Big Black River Bridge ⓘ Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
significance	enhanced Ulysses S. Grant’s reputation ⓘ gave Union full control of the Mississippi River ⓘ isolated Confederate states west of the Mississippi ⓘ turning point in the American Civil War ⓘ
startDate	1863-05-18 ⓘ
strategicConsequence	split the Confederacy in two ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of the Mississippi River ⓘ
surrenderDate	1863-07-04 ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	siege warfare ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ
unionCasualtiesApproximate	10000 ⓘ
unionStrengthApproximate	70000 ⓘ
year	1863 ⓘ

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American Civil War → hasPart → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Ulysses S. Grant → notableBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Union → significantEvent → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Siege of Vicksburg → partOf → Siege of Vicksburg self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg campaign

Siege of Vicksburg → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg siege

Confederate States Army → significantBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Memoirs of General William T. Sherman → describesEvent → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

Union Army → notableBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Sam Grant → notableBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) → campaign → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Mississippi River campaign

Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) → relatedEvent → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Battle of Port Hudson → relatedEvent → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Vicksburg on 1863-07-04

Presidency of Abraham Lincoln → significantEvent → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Vicksburg, Mississippi → knownFor → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Vicksburg, Mississippi → battlegroundOf → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Vicksburg

John C. Pemberton → notableBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Western Theater of the American Civil War → majorCampaign → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg campaign

Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Army of the Tennessee → engagement → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

Army of the Tennessee → engagement → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Army of the Tennessee → campaign → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

Confederate garrison of Vicksburg → engagedIn → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg campaign

Confederate garrison of Vicksburg → belligerentIn → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Union Navy → notableBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg campaign

Battle of Big Black River Bridge → partOf → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

Battle of Big Black River Bridge → followedBy → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Battle of Champion Hill → partOf → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

Battle of Champion Hill → relatedEvent → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Vicksburg

Confederate artillery → engagedIn → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

James B. McPherson → notableBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

James B. McPherson → notableBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Western Union armies → campaignFocus → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippi River campaigns

Western Union armies → engagedIn → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg campaign

Western Union armies → notableBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign

Hugh Boyle Ewing → participatedIn → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg campaign

Federal Army → significantBattle → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Northern Army → engagedIn → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

Henry W. Lawton → participatedIn → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

XVI Corps (Union Army) → participatedIn → Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vicksburg Campaign