SIEGE OF VICKSBURG

VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

• The Confederates were lead by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton
• The Union was lead by Major General Ulysses S. Grant.

THE BATTLE BEGINS

• Both sides wanted control over the Mississippi River to transport supplies and soldiers

THE SIEGE

• The siege lasted 47 days
• The citizens that lived in Vicksburg during the battle were forced to live in caves
• Food and supplies were cut of for a month and a half and rationed very lightly

OUTCOME

• The Union forced Pemberton to surrender.
• Confederate soldiers were in the verge of deserting because of lack of food and water.

IMPACT

• The Union had full control of the Mississippi River.
• They cut off any supplies or back up that the South needed, leaving them weak and vulnerable.