8h 13min, jan 29, 1863 y - Vicksburg

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Summary: Vicksburg was a Confederate Stronghold.Western Mississippi, U.S. It lies on the Mississippi River, at the mouth of the Yazoo River 44 miles west of Jackson.Frenchmen settled there and built Fort-Saint-Pierre on high bluffs, but the settlement was wiped out by Native.Outcome: No longer a stronghold.The Significance: Confederate no longer uses the stronghold.