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Siege and capture of Vicksburg, Miss. July 4th 1863



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    Siege of Vicksburg

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    Image of the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers with General Ulysses S. Grant at bottom right holding a spyglass and observing Confederate troops approaching around a bend near the Mississippi River; soldiers in trenches, explosions, flag at top of hill, river and battleships visible in background.

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  • Battle of Mobile Bay, passing Fort Morgan and the torpedoes

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    Image of the American Civil War naval Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864; Union forces under the command of Admiral David G. Farragut face off against Confederate ships and forts amidst explosions and smoke.

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  • Siege of Vicksburg, the assault on Fort Hill

    Siege of Vicksburg, the assault on Fort Hill

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    Image of Union soldiers surging up an incline on an assault of Fort Hill during the siege of Vicksburg from May through July, 1863, during the American Civil War; dead and wounded soldiers at left.

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  • The great fight at Charleston S.C. April 7th 1863

    The great fight at Charleston S.C. April 7th 1863

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    Image of Union ships firing on Confederate forts near Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Civil War; plumes of smoke rise above explosions as ships are hit in the crossfire.

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  • General Stoneman’s great cavalry raid, May 1863

    General Stoneman’s great cavalry raid, May 1863

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    Image of Union cavalry under the leadership of General George Stoneman charging on horseback past fallen and wounded Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.

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