Surrender at Vicksburg Facts

Date and Location

• July 4, 1863
• Vicksburg, Mississippi

Campaign

• Vicksburg Campaign

Principal Union Commander

• Major Ulysses S. Grant

Principal Confederate Commander

• Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton

Union Forces Involved

• Army of the Tennessee

Confederate Forces Involved

• Army of Vicksburg
• Vicksburg garrison

Significance

Combined with Major General George G. Meade’s victory at Gettysburg (July 3), Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s retreat from Middle Tennessee at the conclusion of Major General William S. Rosecrans’ highly successful Tullahoma Campaign (July 3), and Major General Benjamin Prentiss’ triumph over Confederate troops in Arkansas at the Battle of Helena (July 4), Grant’s victory at Vicksburg completed the darkest two days in Confederate military history.

Timeline of the Vicksburg Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Vicksburg Campaign in order.

• December 26–29, 1862 — Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
• February 3–April 8, 1863 — Yazoo Pass Expedition
• March 11–18, 1863 — Battle of Fort Pemberton
• April 29, 1863 — Battle of Grand Gulf
• May 1, 1863 — Battle of Port Gibson
• May 12, 1863 — Battle of Raymond
• May 14, 1863 — Battle of Jackson
• May 16, 1863 — Battle of Champion Hill
• May 17, 1863 —  Battle of Big Black River Bridge
• May 25–July 4, 1863 — Siege of Vicksburg
• July 4, 1863 — Surrender at Vicksburg
• July 4, 1863  — Battle of Helena