17h 53min, may 22, 1863 y - Vicksburg

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Battle for control of the strategically important city of Vicksburg; located along the Mississippi River in Mississippi. US president Abraham Lincoln realized the importance of capturing Vicksburg; and said "Vicksburg is the key, the war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket.". General Ulysses S. Grant. Grant vs William T. Sherman and John McClernand. Union Victory.