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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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War battle → military siege →
alsoKnownAs	Vicksburg siege →
associatedWith	Abraham Lincoln →
attacker	Army of the Tennessee →
belligerent	Confederate States of America → 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 →
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	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 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sam Grant ("Vicksburg Campaign") → Ulysses S. Grant → Union Army →	notableBattle
Siege of Vicksburg ("Vicksburg siege") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) ("Union Mississippi River campaign") →	campaign
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ("Vicksburg Campaign") →	describesEvent
American Civil War →	hasPart
Siege of Vicksburg ("Vicksburg campaign") →	partOf
Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) →	relatedEvent
Confederate States Army →	significantBattle
Union →	significantEvent