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Main
Gate to the
Siege-lines, Union first.
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Union
gun from the
8th
Mich. Lt. Art.
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One
of many Union
Monuments.
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One
of the many pieces of
art from the war. |
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Read
it for yourself.
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The
approach: Union lines |
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National
Cemetary, and northern
end of both
lines. Rebels on the hill.
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From
that hill looking
down
at Thayer's
approach.
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| Some
artwork for Texans. |
The
mighty Mississippi River as seen from
the cliff on the south side of
town.
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| Vicksburg
was the
fortress on
the
cliffs overlooking the Mississippi River. The river curved just
north of the city and made the passage very hard for any vessel that
was not friendly to the city. Having the Yazoo River and
swamp area north of the town ruled out any direct approach from that
direction. River bottomland and the size of the river made
bypassing the town on the western side of the river difficult, at
best. The best approach would be the one Grant would finally
take. He failed with two other attempts. If Grant had done
that in the east, he would not have stayed in command. McClellen,
Pope, McClellen, Burnsides, Hooker - get the
point? |
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