May 18 – July 4, 1863 () · North America
Siege of Vicksburg
In 1863, Ulysses S. Grant’s army enclosed Vicksburg on the Mississippi and held it under siege until the Confederate garrison surrendered. The fall of the city cut the Confederacy off from the river.
Commanders
- Ulysses S. Grant · General
- Date
- May 18 – July 4, 1863 ()
- Place
- Warren County, Mississippi
- Region
- North America
- Sides
- United States · Confederate States