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Title
The Fate of Vicksburg
Description
Battle of Champion Hill
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1863-05-16
Scenario#
SE04
Location
Hinds County, Mississippi
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
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.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Champion Hill
External Link
Combatants
the Confederacy
the Union
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Geolocation
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