Champion Hill

The Battle of Champion Hill was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee fought the Confederate Army, under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Pemberton’s force formed into …

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The Battle of Champion Hill was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee fought the Confederate Army, under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Pemberton’s force formed into a three mile long defensive line that ran southwest to northeast along a ridge overlooking Jackson Creek. Around 7 am Union forces engaged the Confederates. Pemberton was unaware that one of three Union columns was moving along the Jackson Road against his unprotected left flank on Champion Hill. If the enemy force was not stopped, it would cut the Confederates off from their Vicksburg base. Pemberton sent troops to defend his left flank. Union forces at the Champion House moved into action.

Hinds County, Mississippi

The Battle of Champion Hill of May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Union Army commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate States Army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and defeated it twenty miles to the east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, leading inevitably to the siege of Vicksburg and surrender. The battle is also known as Baker's Creek.

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