117 The Civil War: Vicksburg Part II

We are continuing our short series on the Vicksburg campaign. In
part II, we will focus on the winter of 1862-63. Grant and
Sherman were bested by the Confederates in their initial probes
toward Vicksburg. Undaunted, Grant attempted a number of schemes
to get his army on the eastern short of the Mississippi River.
Grant dug a canal and made several attempts to reach Vicksburg
through some of the alternative river systems. None of these
efforts were successful. In the spring of 1862, Grant ran his
fleet past the Confederate river batteries at Vicksburg, gaining
a bridgehead and kicking off his campaign.


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