Battle of Grand Gulf

Wann

29. Apr. 1863

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

32.03° N, 91.06° W

Description

1863 battle of the American Civil War

1863 battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during the American Civil War. Union Army forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant had failed several times to bypass or capture the Confederate-held city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign. Grant decided to move his army south of Vicksburg, cross the Mississippi River, and then advance on the city.

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