On this day 150 years ago: Siege of Vicksburg ends

Vicksburg battlefield in 2008

It was a happy July 4th for Union forces as the Siege of Vicksburg ended with the surrender of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton Confederates in 1863

The Northerners were led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant. The Vicksburg capitulation came the day after the Southern defeat at Gettysburg. While it may have been the turning point of the Civil War, nearly two years of fierce fighting remained.

Below you will find my Vicksburg-related posts. I visited the battlefield in 2008.

Vicksburg posts:

• Vicksburg Battlefield, Part One
• Vicksburg Battlefield, Part Two, State Memorials
• Vicksburg Battlefield, Part Three, Illinois Memorial
• Vicksburg Battlefield, Part Four, The USS Cairo
• Vicksburg Battlefield Part Five
• Memorial Day--a time to remember
• (Photos) Memorial Day 2013: Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery, Vicksburg, and the Civil War