Vicksburg surrenders and the Confederacy is split
July 4, 1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
- Date
- July 4, 1863
- Where
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
- What happened
- Surrendered
- Event
- 78 of 174
With supplies nearly gone after a siege of more than 40 days, Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg, the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi. The surrender cut Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas off from the rest of the Confederacy. The siege works are now Vicksburg National Military Park.
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