From the June 2022 American Battlefield Trust calendar.
VICKSBURG, Mississippi
46 Acres Saved
Consuming the entire month of June 1863, the 47-day siege of Vicksburg came to an end on July 4. Approximately 30,000 Confederates surrendered the firtress city, giving Union forces, commanded by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, full control of the Lississippi River for the first time.
This feat helped turn the tide of the Civil War in favor of the North. (Well, in addition to the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863.)
The Trust and its partners, including the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, have saved 46 acres at Vicksburg.
--Old Secesh
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