Pemberton proved quite effective in directing the defense. Arguably, had Grant not tried to storm Vicksburg, and immediately imposed a siege, the city may have fallen sooner. Storming Vicksburg is an ...

This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg ... extended episode then chronicles the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first ...

Here’s how to spend a weekend in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Related: Our Favorite Towns to Visit in Mississippi The Siege of Vicksburg in 1863 played a major role in the outcome of the Civil War.

Prof. Clampitt (East Central University), the author of The Confederate Heartland, examines events in wartime Vicksburg following the surrender of 30,000 Confederate troops to U.S. Grant on July 4, ...