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The River War. Winning the West. By Sam Smith. A chieved through a deadly combination of resource superiority and combined arms strategy, the Union’s hard-won gains on the nation’s rivers were instrumental to overall victory in the war.
- Naval Actions of The Civil War
Fort Hindman fell on January 11, 1863, resulting in the...
- Steel & Steam
Other Civil War-era innovations – like steel armor and...
- The Fall of Fort Henry
The 2,800 Confederates under Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman were...
- Fort Donelson
After capturing Fort Henry on the Tennessee River on...
- Vicksburg
Warren County, MS | May 18 - Jul 4, 1863. Vicksburg’s...
- Naval Actions of The Civil War
After crossing the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg at Bruinsburg and driving northeast, Grant won battles at Port Gibson and Raymond and captured Jackson, the Mississippi state capital, on May 14, 1863, forcing Pemberton to withdraw westward.
The war in 1863. The first half of 1863 was grim for the Union cause. In the East, Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia experienced its greatest successes. Meanwhile, Union armies in the West were stifled, especially in their efforts to take Vicksburg, Mississippi.
9 de nov. de 2009 · The Battle of Vicksburg was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War that divided the Confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
Lithograph of the Mississippi River Squadron running the Confederate blockade at Vicksburg on April 16, 1863 Date December 29, 1862 – January 11, 1863 (operations against Vicksburg; 1 week and 6 days) and March 29 – July 4, 1863 (Grant's operations against Vicksburg; 3 months and 5 days)
February 1862 - July 1863. Location: Mississippi River. United States. Participants: Confederate States of America. United States. Context: American Civil War. Mississippi Valley Campaign, the campaigns and battles of the American Civil War that were fought for control of the Mississippi River.
