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The '''Vicksburg Campaign''' was a series of major and minor battles during the [[American Civil War]] led by Major [[General]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]], culminating in the siege and surrender of Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]] on July 4, 1863.  The surrender of Vicksburg opened up the Mississippi River as a vital waterway and split the Confederacy in two.  This was the turning point in the war both strategically and in ensuring Grant's promotion to lieutenant general by [[Abraham Lincoln]] and ultimately, on March 10, 1864, Grant's elevation to lead the entire Union forces.<ref>https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ulysses-s-grant-1</ref>

The '''Vicksburg Campaign''' was a series of major and minor battles during the [[American Civil War]] led by Major [[General]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]], culminating in the siege and surrender of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi|Vicksburg]], [[Mississippi]] on July 4, 1863.  The surrender of Vicksburg opened up the Mississippi River as a vital waterway and split the Confederacy in two.  This was the turning point in the war both strategically and in ensuring Grant's promotion to lieutenant general by [[Abraham Lincoln]] and ultimately, on March 10, 1864, Grant's elevation to lead the entire Union forces.<ref>https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ulysses-s-grant-1</ref>

==Prelude==

==Prelude==