Decisive Battle

Less is higher than the match Gettysburg - where General Robert E. Lee of the southern state is defeated under General George G.meader of the Northern Federation - in the US Civil War, however, the Battle of Vicksburg Almost a parallel should also have an extremely important role in 9:00 to 6: 56 Southern region, some world military experts, though not impressing the bloody as Gettysburg, but Vicksburg's siege gives the Northern Federal Army of important practical practices. The Famous Family of Grant is starting from May 8 and ending on 4-7-1863, later than a day Victory Gettysburg has just closed in Pennsylvania and coincides with the US Independence Declaration of President John Adams adopted by the US Congress in 1776 (it is also the United States in the United States), Vicksburg's siege Scrusing all skeptical about General Ulysses S.Grant

. When the siege started, the US Civil War Department was still nothing clearly. The war is still in struggling, when the southern state force under the commander of General Robert E.Lee still controls a pretty good situation before the attack efforts of the Northern Federal
Ulyses S.Grant Entering Vicksburg.grant, then bringing the Major Military Jaws, trying to find a "border breakthrough" - a point that makes a turning point of the war. And he chose Vicksburg town (Mississippi state). The will as well as his expectations are clearly shown in the actual action chain, because from the East - Spring 1862-1863, Grant has taken it to it, and also failed at the first test It is also very thorough and strictly organized by the defense, with the main reason is its strategic position. Losing Vicksburg, the Southern state army was divided into two parts that could not be contacted, when the Northern Federal Army captured Hudson port, thereby completely controlling the Mississippi River. This explains why after the Northern Federal victory, US President Abraham Lincoln is happy to emphasize: "The Mississippi River once again peacefully flows into the sea". Not only that, Vicksburg victory is also meaningful Icon, when in parallel with Gettysburg victory becomes "double disaster" for the South state military. It is both a source of involvement in the Northern Union Military, which is a dark shot to face the defensive mechanism of the states of the United States. This failure, the South Never regain the initiative on the battlefield
After this defeat, Ulysses S.Grant was promoted to Lieuteness, directly beat the rival Robert E.Lee in two Overland and Richmond-Petersburg campaigns, and he personally received General Lee's surrender on 9- 4-1865, ending the American civil war. Great militaries in the army, starting from Vicksburg, contributing to help Ulysses S.Grant reinforce prestige to continue to step up more on the fame, With two elected two terms of the United States President of the United States.Pemberton - General army lost. The argument of the wisdom to affirm that Vicksburg's army fought extremely stuffy, and victory came with Ulysses S.Grant is completely uncomfortable. Eile in May 5 to 863, while the Grant person is led down to the West Coast of the Mississipi River, close a strip opposite Vickysburg and head towards the neighboring town of Jackson, Admiral David Porter Also bringing the fleet under the right to close the defensive lines opposite Vicksburg.The extension, creating a pliers, only Ong Three Weeks, Grant's army is 180 miles, winning 5 games, arresting 6,000 prisoners, forcing General John C. Pemberton of the Southern army to have a cluster of Vicksburg defense. And the siege begins.Pemberton has no other choice. After two consecutive defeats in the Champion Hill and Big Black River Bridge, his army stood in front of the risk of northern army by General William T.Sherman to hit the rib, and so it would fall into the combination Do Grant John available. Pemberton ordered to burn all the bridges on the Big Black River, and performed "the gardenless garden" thoroughly, on the way to withdraw to Vicksburg.In Vicksburg, the defense system was extremely tight , With full equipment as well as juvenile systems - Hao. Therefore, Pemberton is full of confidence that his army will stand firmly, although the army is only half compared to the northern federal troops under Grant. Extreme and pulse, those are the means that Ulysses s .Grant choice to force the southern troops can not leave the cumulative walls. Even since the last days of May, cloubles around the bloody leaves have continuously happened. However, the decisive factor leads to victory in another aspect. Going to the goal of winning at all costs, Grant ordered his soldiers, in parallel with attacks, peaches 15 miles of trench , surrounding the entire Vicksburg. In other words, press them into a noose no

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