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The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Initial Union attempts to capture the strategically important Mississippi River city of Vicksburg failed. Beginning in late April 1863, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant led another try.
The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Raymond; the Union order of battle is listed separately. Union charge at the Battle of Raymond Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army landed 24,000 men at Bruinsburg, Mississippi , on April 30, 1863, as part of the Vicksburg campaign , an operation intended to ...
Battle of Raymond; S. Battle of Snyder's Bluff; Steele's Bayou expedition; V. Siege of Vicksburg; Y. Battle of Yazoo City; Yazoo Pass expedition This page was last ...
The Battle of Corinth took place on October 3–4, 1862, when Confederate Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn attempted to retake the city. The Confederate troops won back the city but were quickly forced out when Union reinforcements arrived. Oxford. On August 22, 1864, the city of Oxford, MS was burned to the ground by General A.J. Smith.
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Raymond of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) 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 Mississippi, led by Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the ...
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The Battle of Jackson was fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign during the American Civil War. After entering the state of Mississippi in late April 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army moved his force inland to strike at the strategic Mississippi River town of Vicksburg, Mississippi .