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may 18, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg

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Major Union victory. Occurred at Vicksburg, MS. Grant was able to blockade Vicksburg by taking control of Jackson/ He split the Confederacy by surrounding them and taking control of the Mississippi River.

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may 18, 1863
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~ 163 years ago