The Battle of Big Black River Bridge was fought on May 17, 1863, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. During the war, the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was a key point on the
The Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Harper's Weekly, June 20, 1863, issue
Ruins of the bridge after the battle
John C. Pemberton
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John Clifford Pemberton was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Seminole Wars and the Mexican–American War. He resigned his commission and served as a lieutena
Battle of Big Black River Bridge
…campaign against Vicksburg. After engaging and defeating Confederate forces in several intermediate battles, Grant's army defeated Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton's troops at the decisive Battle of Champion Hill on May 16. During the retreat from Champion Hill battlefield, one division of Pemberton's army, commanded…
John C. Pemberton
Pemberton as Commander of the Army of Vicksburg
Pemberton's statue at Vicksburg National Military Park
Pemberton in later life