Confederates try lifting the siege of Vicksburg by preparing to attack the Federal outpost at Milliken’s Bend, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
Month: June 2023
Hooker Tries Learning Lee’s Intentions
Joseph Hooker struggles to learn Robert E. Lee’s true intentions as the Confederates move around the Federal right in northern Virginia.
The Chicago Times Suppression
Ambrose E. Burnside follows up his arrest of Clement Vallandigham by ordering the closure of the anti-war Chicago Times.
Lee Begins Moving North
Robert E. Lee directs his Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to begin its second invasion of the North.
The Federal Grip Tightens on Vicksburg
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federals strengthen their grip around the Confederates in Vicksburg by the day, while the tedium of the siege leads to one of the biggest scandals of the war.