Pemberton surrenders Vicksburg, together with thirty thousand…

June 1863 CE

Pemberton surrenders Vicksburg, together with thirty thousand and eighty-nine Confederate men, on July 4 after forty-seven days under siege.

This event, with the victory at Gettysburg the previous day, greatly heartens the North and marks the turning point of the war in the West.

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Vicksburg Warren Mississippi United States View →

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John C. Pemberton View → Ulysses S. Grant View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Mississippi, State of (U.S.A.) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Theater of the American Civil War View → Vicksburg Campaign View →

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