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Siege of Vicksburg, Fight in the Crater of Fort Hill, June 25, 1863, Illustration

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From May 25, through July 4, 1863, the Union Army of the Tennessee, under the command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant, laid siege to the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. After more than forty days of food shortages, disease, and constant Union shelling, Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton surrendered the city and more than 29,000 soldiers of the Army of Mississippi to Grant on July 4, 1863.  

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MediumIllustration
SourceLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
CollectionLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
NumberLC-USZ62-5558
CopyrightPublic Domain
DisclaimerCourtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There is no known restriction on the publication of this image.