Letter from Sergeant Edwin Fay of the Minden Rangers Camp 4 miles in rear Mechanicsburg July 10, 1863 MY OWN DEAR WIFE: I wrote you
Tag: Vicksburg Campaign
The Fall of Vicksburg
July 4, 1863 – Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton’s Confederates formally surrendered on Independence Day, transferring the mighty stronghold of Vicksburg to Federal hands. Major
Confederates Starving in Vicksburg
July 3, 1863 – The Confederate soldiers and residents under siege in Vicksburg were on the verge of being starved into submission. By this time,
Vicksburg: Federal Operations
June 18, 1863 – Major General Ulysses S. Grant continued his relentless siege, and he also finally removed one of his troublesome commanders. The tedium
Vicksburg: Confederate Hardships Increase
June 13, 1863 – The soldiers and civilians besieged in Vicksburg endured severe hardships as the Confederate high command argued over whether to hold or
The Milliken’s Bend Engagement
June 7, 1863 – Confederates tried lifting the siege of Vicksburg by preparing to attack the Federal outpost at Milliken’s Bend, on the west bank