116 The Civil War: Vicksburg, Part I

One of the most consequential campaign's of the Civil War was
U.S. Grant's struggle to capture the Confederate fortress at
Vicksburg. As we already know, by mid-1862, Vicksburg was the
only remaining major city on the Mississippi River in Confederate
hands. As 1862 drew to a close, it became clear that Admiral
Farragut's naval forces alone could not defeat the fortifications
of Vicksburg. In the last quarter of 1862 Grant and his chief
subordinate, Sherman, planned an envelopment of the city from the
north and the south. These moves were checked, forcing Grant to
consider alternative plans to capture the city.


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