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Grant is close to capturing Vicksburg...
Grant is close to capturing Vicksburg...
Item # 691130
May 28, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, May 28, 1863
* Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
* General Ulysses S. Grant
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "VICKSBURG" "The Rebels Still Holding Out, and General Grant Confident of Success" "Reported Offer of the Rebel Commander to Capitulate" "The Latest Rebel Reports" "Dispatch from General Johnston" "Two Assaults of the Union Troops Repulsed" "Important From North Carolina" "Brilliant Dash Upon the Rebels in Their Intrenchmeents at Gum Stamp" "Destruction of the Rebel Works" "The Enemy Are Dispersed..." and even more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
AI notes: In May 1863, Union General Ulysses S. Grant began the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, after pushing Confederate forces under General John C. Pemberton into the city through a series of battles. Following two failed assaults on May 19 and 22, Grant settled into a siege strategy, surrounding the city and cutting off all supplies. The prolonged bombardment and starvation wore down the Confederate defenders and civilians alike. After over 40 days under siege, Pemberton surrendered on July 4, 1863, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River and marking a major turning point in the Civil War.
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