18 mayo 1863 año - Siege of Vicksburg

Descripción:

One of the Union's best military campaigns.

The Siege of Vicksburg was the plan to capture the Confederate city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. After nearly a year, the plan succeeded.

After residents had dug caves in the mountains nearby and moved into them, the city was nicknamed "Prairie Dog Village."

Union: Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate: John C. Pemberton