Up until recently, this city didn't celebrate the 4th of July.
VICKSBURG'S DARKEST DAY
These threads seem to disappear. Expect the “War of Northern Aggression” types to swarm here and turn it into a pissing match.
I have always wondered what is was that caused God to decide that the north must win resulting in His taking Thomas Jackson home.
BTTT
In 1863 my ancestor with 24th Wisconsin fought at Stones River, Murfreesboro, TN and at Battle of Chickamauga in GA.
Check out both sides of this: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm114.html
Supplies were so low that they printed the newspaper on wallpaper. God bless America.
It also brought Grant to prominence. Love him or hate him, there's no arguing that was also a result of Vicksburg that changed the entire course of the war.
nice national battlefield park to drive through, there are several other battlefield sites in Mississippi too. Raymond Mississippi. Interesting time to be had in Vicksburg. Civil War No it was the War Between the States. Has been 17 years since I have been in Mississippi.
The Battle of Vicksburg Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org May 18 - July 4, 1863
In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies.
During the Siege of Vicksburg, resident Emma Balfour kept a diary…"What is to become of all the living things in this place when the boats begin shelling – God only knows. Shut up as in a trap, no ingress or egress – and thousands of women and children who have fled here for safety…”
...As she wrote in her diary... “The general impression is that they fire at the city…thinking that they will wear out the women and children and sick, and Gen. Pemberton will be forced to surrender the place on that account...”
... [T]he civilians trapped in Vicksburg were learning firsthand the horrors of war. The men, women, and children, both black and white, were exposed to the same hail of bullets and shell fragments as the soldiers, only they did not have the consolation of fighting back against their tormentors. They literally had to face incoming fire from all directions – Union artillery shells from the siege lines outside the city often skimmed over the Confederate earthworks and slammed into the city. The Union navy also fired thousands of rounds of artillery into Vicksburg from the Mississippi River.
Source: http://mississippiconfederates.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/civilians-during-the-siege-of-vicksburg/
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What excuse will Vicksburg come up with to not have fireworks this year? They took it personally when Grant laid siege.
It was much more important as another event that allowed Lincoln to discover US Grant. IMO Grant was the most important man to ever put on a uniform for the United States. He was also the greatest general this country ever produced.
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The lose of Thomas “ Stonewall “ Jackson at Chancellorsville was the beginning of the end for General Lee.