Comparing The Battle Of Gettysburg And The Siege Of Vicksburg
The two battles that changed the civil war was the battle of Gettysburg and the siege of vicksburg. These two battles are very important in history and both for different reasons. Both battles had a union victory. On July 1st-3rd, The battle of Gettysburg took place in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. On July 1st, The union’s army of the Potomac faught with the confederates. The confederates met with General George G. Meade at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. General Robert E Lee ordered an attack on less than 15,000 soldiers on the union’s territory at Cemetery Ridge. The Union victory at Gettysburg was a crucial turning point in the Civil War, erasing the Confederate's chance for a victory in the north. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of
North Virginia had a huge victory over the Union’s Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville Virginia. Lee chose to attack and overrun the union for a second time ( The first time had ended at the battle of Antietam the previous fall). Lee hoped to obtain remembrance of the Confederacy by Britain and France and build up the cause of northern “Copperheads” who favored peace. Lee's second invasion of the North had failed, and had resulted in a lot casualties on both union and confederate sides. An estimated 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or missing in this battle. The siege of VIcksburg took place in Mississippi from May 18 to July 4 1863. Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s Tennessee army met on the mississippi river in Vicksburg. Grant set up a 6 week campaign. His campaign started in early June. Grant and his army crossed the Mississippi River 30 miles under the city in Arkansas. There they trapped Lieutenant General John Pemberton's Confederate army. General John Pemberton’s army set up camp along a 7 mile circle surrounding the city in mid-May. Grant's army outnumbered Pemberton's army when surrounding them. On May 19th and 22nd, Grant's army sent off two big assaults. Due to this, Grant’s army had major casualties. Lieutenant General John Pemberton surrendered on July 4th 1863.
North Virginia had a huge victory over the Union’s Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville Virginia. Lee chose to attack and overrun the union for a second time ( The first time had ended at the battle of Antietam the previous fall). Lee hoped to obtain remembrance of the Confederacy by Britain and France and build up the cause of northern “Copperheads” who favored peace. Lee's second invasion of the North had failed, and had resulted in a lot casualties on both union and confederate sides. An estimated 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or missing in this battle. The siege of VIcksburg took place in Mississippi from May 18 to July 4 1863. Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s Tennessee army met on the mississippi river in Vicksburg. Grant set up a 6 week campaign. His campaign started in early June. Grant and his army crossed the Mississippi River 30 miles under the city in Arkansas. There they trapped Lieutenant General John Pemberton's Confederate army. General John Pemberton’s army set up camp along a 7 mile circle surrounding the city in mid-May. Grant's army outnumbered Pemberton's army when surrounding them. On May 19th and 22nd, Grant's army sent off two big assaults. Due to this, Grant’s army had major casualties. Lieutenant General John Pemberton surrendered on July 4th 1863.