150 Years Ago in the Civil War As May 1863 opened, the armies were on the move as important campaigns in both in the East and West were underway. There was significant action on the very first day of the month in Virginia and Mississippi. Battle of Chancellorsville On May 1st, General Robert E. Lee put most of [...]
Continue reading about Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson Campaigns: May 1863
As the winter of 1863 drew to a close, most of the significant action in the month of March occurred in Mississippi and Louisiana as Federal forces continued to try and gain control of the Mississippi River. Confederate defenders at Vicksburg, Mississippi and Port Hudson, Louisiana were just as determined to hold on to it. [...]
In the spring and early summer of 1863, the Union Army began its final, and ultimately successful, campaigns to secure control of the entire Mississippi River. Only two Confederate strongholds remained on the river, at Vicksburg, Mississippi and Port Hudson, Louisiana. While Major General Ulysses S. Grant was leading the campaign to capture Vicksburg, Major [...]
