Battle of Grand Gulf
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The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during the American Civil War. Union Army forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant had failed several times to bypass or capture the Co
1887 illustration of Union ships bombarding the Confederate positions at Grand Gulf
A 2023 photograph of the remains of Fort Cobun at Grand Gulf Military State Park
Vicksburg campaign
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The Vicksburg campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confedera
Battle of Grand Gulf
…commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant had failed several times to bypass or capture the Confederate-held city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign. Grant decided to move his army south of Vicksburg, cross the Mississippi River, and then advance on the city. A Confederate Army division under Brigadier…
Lithograph of the Mississippi River Squadron running the Confederate blockade at Vicksburg on April 16, 1863
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA
Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, CSA
View of Vicksburg vicinity and fortifications, 1863