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Second Vicksburg Campaign
Civil War Encyclopedia >> Campaigns

March 11, 1863	Ulysses S. Grant renewed his efforts to reach Vicksburg when he tried to push gunboats past Fort Pemberton, near Greenwood. General W. W. Loring ("Old Blizzards") had built and manned the fort to prevent attacks of this nature.	Mississippi
	Ulysses S. Grant
March 14, 1863	Admiral David Farragut pushes his command vessel, the Hartford and the Albatross past Port Hudson, but Confederate fire seriously damage three other vessels.	Louisiana
	David Farragut
March 16, 1863	Ulysses S. Grant ends his Yazoo Pass expedition, but orders William Tecumseh Sherman to try Steele's Bayou again.
	William Tecumseh Sherman
March 19, 1863	The Albatross and the Hartford become the first federal ships to pass the garrison at Vicksburg, MS.
March 24, 1863	A small skirmish at Black Bayou marked the end of General William Tecumseh Sherman's attempt to find an unguarded water route into Vicksburg.	Mississippi
	William Tecumseh Sherman
March 29, 1863	Stymied in his attempt to reach Vicksburg on the east bank of the Mississippi, Grant orders General John McClernand to march south on the west bank to Miliken's Bend
	John A. McClernand
April 22, 1863	Grant's forces south of Vicksburg are resupplied by Porter's fleet, which suffered heavy losses when transports and barges steamed by Confederate batteries
	David Porter
	Ulysses S. Grant
April 30, 1863	About noon, Ulysses S. Grant begins crossing the Mississippi and landing U. S. troops south of Vicksburg	Mississippi
	Ulysses S. Grant
May 12, 1863	Battle of Raymond A Confederate brigade under John Gregg attacks a Union division under Major General John Logan in the town of Raymond, between Vicksburg and Jackson.	Mississippi
May 13, 1863	Two corps, under William Tecumseh Sherman and James McPherson, advance on Jackson	Mississippi
	William Tecumseh Sherman
May 15, 1863	Joe Johnston orders John Pemberton to break out of Grant's tightening noose. Pemberton refuses the order.	Mississippi
	Joseph E. Johnston
May 16, 1863	Battle of Champion Hill Pemberton agrees to attack the federal line with Johnston. The focal point of the attack, Champion Hill, will change hands three times, but the Confederate forces fail to meet. Pemberton withdraws to Vicksburg	Mississippi
	Joseph E. Johnston
May 16, 1863	Battle of Champion Hill Pemberton agrees to attack the federal line with Johnston. The focal point of the attack, Champion Hill, will change hands three times, but the Confederate forces fail to meet. Pemberton withdraws to Vicksburg	Mississippi
	Joseph E. Johnston
May 17, 1863	Battle of Black River Pemberton placed his men with their backs to the Black River. When the U. S. attacked, Pemberton's line broke with most of the men crossing the Black River before the bridge was set on fire. Army of the Tennessee then spanned the Big Black, closing in on Vicksburg	Mississippi
	Army of the Tennessee
	Battle of Vicksburg
May 19, 1863	General Ulysses S. Grant [US] makes contact with Rear Admiral David Porter, sailing north from New Orleans with supplies	Mississippi
	Ulysses S. Grant
	David Porter
May 22, 1863	Massive Union assaults on Fortress Vicksburg fail	Mississippi
	Battle of Vicksburg
June 7, 1863	Battle of Milliken's Bend Confederate forces attack the Union garrison driving federals to the banks of the Mississippi, where the gunboats Lexington and Choctaw turn back the advancing Rebels	Louisiana
	Nathaniel Banks
June 25, 1863	Union soldiers try to exploit an explosion under the Confederate entrenchments at Vicksburg. The Rebel line easily repulses the attack	Mississippi
July 3, 1863	John Pemberton, commander of Confederate forces at Vicksburg asks Ulysses S. Grant for terms. Grant demands an unconditional surrender. Pemberton refuses. Late in the evening, Grant offers excellent terms and Pemberton accepts.	Mississippi
	Ulysses S. Grant
July 4, 1863	Ulysses S. Grant accepts the surrender of the second Confederate Army he has defeated, at Vicksburg	Mississippi
	Ulysses S. Grant

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