It was the third week of May 1863, and after seven months and six attempts, Ulysses S.
The Union Assaults at Vicksburg is.
Grant intended to end the campaign quickly by assault, but the stalwart defense of Vicksburg\'s garrison changed his plans.
What followed was a series of Attacks and maneuvers against the last major section of the Mississippi River controlled by the Confederacy--and one of the most important operations of the Civil War.
Grant was finally at the doorstep of Vicksburg.
It was the third week of May 1863, and after seven months and six attempts, Ulysses S