When Union General US grant was the victor in a number of battles prior to the siege of Vicksburg, he was known for his policy of "unconditional surrender. This was not the case in the siege and fall of Vicksburg.After consulting with his generals on the two choices they had, which was to try to battle their way out of Vicksburg or surrender, the consensus was to surrender. After that decision they asked General Grant for terms of surrender. With that said, Grant realized that Vicksburg had almost 30,000 troops in the city. Dealing with all of these prisoners would have slowed down Grant's future plans to a maximum level. Grant then followed the then accepted practice of paroling the Rebel soldiers.
Grant took the city after a six week siege.
General Grant ordered a siege of Vicksburg during the American Civil War in order to cut off the Confederate supply lines and isolate the city, which was a key strategic location along the Mississippi River. Grant believed that by surrounding and starving out the Confederate forces in Vicksburg, he could eventually force their surrender and gain control of the river, splitting the Confederacy in two.
Any siege is by its nature a strategy of Attrition. Grant's real stratagem was to cross the river below the city at an isolated point and encircle the city from the landward side, investing the city from an unexpected point; and even tough the initial assaults failed, the succeeding siege succeeded.
General Grant was in the Western Theatre of the war, laying siege to the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Vicksburg, Mississippi surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863 and a siege that lasted several months. Interestingly, because the surrender took place on that date, Vicksburg did not celebrate Independence Day until 1941.
When Union General US grant was the victor in a number of battles prior to the siege of Vicksburg, he was known for his policy of "unconditional surrender. This was not the case in the siege and fall of Vicksburg.After consulting with his generals on the two choices they had, which was to try to battle their way out of Vicksburg or surrender, the consensus was to surrender. After that decision they asked General Grant for terms of surrender. With that said, Grant realized that Vicksburg had almost 30,000 troops in the city. Dealing with all of these prisoners would have slowed down Grant's future plans to a maximum level. Grant then followed the then accepted practice of paroling the Rebel soldiers.
appomattox
The Civil War ended when the Confederate Genral ( Lee ) surrendered to the Union General (Grant ). They met at Appomattox Courthouse ( yes that's the city name ) in Virginia on April 9, 1865.
At the McLean House in Appomattox, Virginia.
General US Grant was charged by General in Chief Henry Wager Halleck and President Lincoln to capture the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Previous attempts had failed and the city became a thorn in the Union's war efforts. Grant was not successful in his first attempts to capture Vicksburg. After several failures,however, he was able to lay siege to the city and force its surrender on July 1, 1863.
Appomattox is a city in Western Virginia. In 1865, General Grant chased General Lee there, and forced him to surrender at Appomattox Court House. This Union victory, all but, ended the American Civil War, 1861 - 1865.
Washington, DC, is named for General George Washington. Thirteen states have cities named for General Custer. There are three cities named for General Grant--Grant City MO, Grant MI and Grant City NY. Sherman, Texas, is named for General Sidney Sherman.
Grant forced the city's surrender following a six-week siege.
Vicksburg, Mississippi surrendered to General Ulysses S.
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brigadier General W T Ward