The most overlooked phase of the Union campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the time period from May 18 to May 25, 1863, when Ulysses S.
Pemberton at Champion Hill on May 16 a.
Although the Army of the Tennessee had defeated Confederates under John C.
After two days of preparation, Grant\'s forces mounted a much larger assault.
Federal forces mounted a limited attack on May 19 and failed to break through Confederate lines.
Grant closed in on the city and attempted to storm its defenses.
The most overlooked phase of the Union campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the time period from May 18 to May 25, 1863, when Ulysses S