Saturday, July 6, 2013

May 19, 1863---The Siege of Vicksburg: Day Two



MAY 19, 1863:   

The Siege of Vicksburg  (Day Two):            

Union Brigadier U.S. Grant orders his subordinate, General William Tecumseh Sherman to launch a full frontal assault on Vicksburg. Grant soon discovers that the Confederates inside the city are not demoralized after their string of defeats at Raymond, Champion Hill, Jackson and Big Black. The Union assault is repulsed with losses of over 1,000, suffered particularly at the impressive Confederate-built earthwork known as Stockade Redan.


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