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Battle Begins
Ulysses S. Grant was trying to take out the Stockade Redan. So he sent thousands of men charging the redan which was being defended by the 36th Mississippi Infantry.In the end, Grant lost 157 men and 777 wounded. the confederates lost 8 men and only had 62 wounded. -
Grant Tries to Take Out Pemberton
Grant opened fire on Vicksburg in an attempt to take out Pemberton before he could gain any strength from his forifications. Grant also had more than 220 pieces of artillery. Union warships had joined in on Grant's attack and the southern soldiers and civillians ran for cover. -
Confederates Fight Back
Union soldiers fought hard against the Confederates, some even engaging in hand to hand combat. However, in the end the Union soldiers did not come close to the main Confederate works. In the end 3000 Union soldiers were dead or wounded and only 500 Confederate soldiers were deemed dead or wounded. -
Milliken's Bend
Lee wanted to try to invade the north for the second time, but did not want to send troops out west.General Richard Taylor sent three brigades to attack Grant's supply line, which defeated Milliken's Bend. -
Louisiana Redan
Union soldiers dug mines under the Confederate forts. The 3rd Louisiana Redan actually exploded. Confederate troops had anticipated this attack and had already evacuated before the explosion. -
The Letter
Pemberton's army sent him an anonymous note stating that if he didn't surrender, they would desert. -
White Flags
White flags were put up on the confederate side. Later that day Pemberton and Grant met between the lines.This did not go over well because Grant was insistant on an unconditional surrender. Pemberton, of course, refused. Grant discussed his terms with his commanders and revised his terms. He settled on these terms: Confederate soldiers were allowed to leave Vicksburg as long as they were given parole not to fight, unless they were officiallyexchanged for northern prisoners. -
Pemberton Surrenders
Confederate soldiers began to go through awful starvation. They ere reduced to eating rats, mules, and boiled shoe leather. This lead Pemberton to his decision to surrender on July 4th.
