Battle at Vicksburg

Where:  Vicksburg Mississippi.  One of the biggest and most important battles on the almost forgotten Western front of the Civil War.  Sarted May 18, 1863 and went through July.

Important People:  

Ulysses S. Grant- Union Forces

John Pemberton- Confedrates

Jefferson Davis- President of the Confederacy and former Mississippi governer

Who Won:  The Union

Intresting Facts:

Battle was mainly over control of the Mississippi river, both wanted it for different reasons.  Northern troops ended up getting serverly crippling the South.

Ulysses S. Grant later became the 18th preseident of the United States of America.