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One of these following facts about the Battle of Vicksburg should properly expand your knowledge about the American Civil War. The Battle of Vicksburg, or also known as Siege of Vicksburg, was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Vicksburg by Lt.  Read More ... »