Battle of Vicksburg

Battle of Vicksburg

How it turned the tides of the Civil War

The Start

• The Siege started with Union general, General Ulysses S. Grant leading an assault both naval and on land against the fortified city of Vicksburg.

• Confederate general John C. Pemberton attempt to stop the assault and keep Vickburg under Confederate control.

Multiple Choice

Who were the leading generals of the Union and Confederacy during the Battle of Vicksburg?

• Union: Grant

  Confederacy: Lee

• Union: Grant

  Confederacy: Pemberton

• Union: Meade

  Confederacy: Pemberton

• Union: Meade

  Confederacy: Lee

The Importance

• Vicksburg was a vital city for both the Union and the Confederacy

• If the Union controlled Vicksburg, they could control the Mississippi and split the Confederacy in half.

• If the Confederacy kept control, they could continue to send supplies up and down the Mississippi.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Union want to control Vicksburg?

• It was the Confederate capital

• To gain access to the Gulf of Mexico

• They could control the Mississippi and split the Confederacy

• Control the city and make the town a POW camp.

The End

• Pemberton surrendered the city of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. On the anniversary of U.S. independence.

• The citizens of Vicksburg went through a lot of stress and fear with the constant bombing of the city.

• This surrender and the Battle of Gettysburg would eventually lead to the downfall of the Confederacy.

Multiple Choice

When did Pemberton surrender Vicksburg to the Union?

• July 4, 1862

• July 4, 1863

• July 3, 1863

• July 5, 1863