THE BATTLE OF
VICKSBURG
By Hailey
THE CIVIL WAR
 With one shot… the Civil War began.
 It spanned 4 years, from April 1861 to April 1865.
 South–wanted slaves; North–thought slavery
was wrong.
 One of the many battles of this war was fought in
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
 This battle is commonly known as “the battle that won the Civil War”…
WHERE AND WHEN DID THE
BATTLE TAKE PLACE?
 The siege spanned 48 days: Start date-May 18, 1863; End dateJuly 4, 1863, which happens to be our independence day.
 Took place in small town of Vicksburg, Mississippi,
specifically located on Champion Hill.
 This was a very important location, right on the
Mississippi river their was a huge fortress that
commanded the river in both directions.
WHO WERE THE OFFICERS IN CHARGE?
UNION
CONFEDERATE
General Ulysses S. Grant
General John C. Pemberton
 Grant was a genius when it came to
military strategy.
 Was considered both sophisticated,
and awkward.
 Being a commander led to him being
president later on.
 Born a Union man in Virginia
 Was so loyal to his home state, that
when Virginia joined the Confederacy,
so did he.
 Became an officer in the 4th Artillery.
HOW MANY SOLDIERS WERE ENGAGED, AND
WHAT WERE THE RESULTING CASUALTIES?
 North: started with 77,000
soldiers
 Together: started
with 110,000 soldiers
 NorthKilled: 806
Wounded: 3,940
Missing/Captured: 164
 Together: 37,402 casualties  SouthKilled: 805
Wounded: 3,950
 Together: ended with only
Missing/Captured: 29,620
77,592 left unharmed
 South: started with 33,000 soldiers
How many attempts did it take?
 It took them 4-5 tries
 They tried a diversion, it didn’t work
 The Confederates blocked their direct attempt
 Walked away and took Jackson, the capitol of Mississippi
 Won 5 battles along the way
 Couldn’t capture Vicksburg, so Grant laid siege
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE BATTLE OF VICKSBURG?
 Grant had tried many direct attempts, but all were blocked by rebel forces.
 Pemberton’s forces were greatly weakened, and so they were forced to move
into a defense mode.
 Grants soldiers had so many deaths, he decided to lay siege, and on July 4, 1863,
the rebels surrendered.
How did the battle of Vicksburg impact the
war overall?
 This battle set stage for the Confederates defeat.
 The south was split into 2 separate parts, which made it hard for them to fight.
 However, the results may have changed, had General Pemberton postponed his surrender
 Johnson’s forces were trooping up to help and would arrive at July 7, yet Pemberton
surrendered 3 days too early.
Memorable
of General
Grant
Memorable
of General
Pemberton
THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR
 The Civil War ended as a Union Victory, although with all of the losses, it felt, for both
sides, like a defeat
 When the Union won the battle of Vicksburg, the North and
South realized who would be the victor
 After the Civil War ended, their had to be a lot of reconstruction, to rebuild the nation
The United States of America was now slave free.
slaves
Sources
Civil War A-Z by Norman Bolotin
Civil War Battles and Leaders
Vicksburg by Mary Ann Fraser
Horizons by Harcourt
The Civil War by Michael Golay
Historynet.com/the Battle of Vicksburg
Radford.edu/the Civil War for 5th Graders
Gilderlehrman.org
Civilwar.org/Vicksburg