Grant's army made our beloved soldiers unable to hold the fort and by mid afternoon our soldiers began to evacuate the the city. Before that Grant has stormed some of our other strongholds. He had taken over the Mississippi on July,4 in 1863 earlier in the war after the battle of Gettysburg. Another attack on our independence was at Vicksburg and the only reason we lost was because are reinforcements were blocked by the Unions navy. He surrounded us and a 6 week siege began at Vicksburg. Attacking Union forces camped out on the Mississippi bluffs with 80,000 soldiers. Our many citizens fled for caves in the city's hills to escape the many shells that were fired. The citizens of Vicksburg were tired and starving but held on to hope. But in the end their efforts were futile and Grant’s efforts took over the fort on May, 19,
Grant's army made our beloved soldiers unable to hold the fort and by mid afternoon our soldiers began to evacuate the the city. Before that Grant has stormed some of our other strongholds. He had taken over the Mississippi on July,4 in 1863 earlier in the war after the battle of Gettysburg. Another attack on our independence was at Vicksburg and the only reason we lost was because are reinforcements were blocked by the Unions navy. He surrounded us and a 6 week siege began at Vicksburg. Attacking Union forces camped out on the Mississippi bluffs with 80,000 soldiers. Our many citizens fled for caves in the city's hills to escape the many shells that were fired. The citizens of Vicksburg were tired and starving but held on to hope. But in the end their efforts were futile and Grant’s efforts took over the fort on May, 19,