26 mar 1862 año - Battle of Vicksburg is fought

Descripción:

From the spring of 1862 until July 1863, during the American Civil War (1861-65), Union forces waged a campaign to take the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, which lay on the east bank of the Mississippi River, halfway between Memphisto the northand New Orleansto the south.The capture of Vicksburg. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/vicksburg-campaign