Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi
Author: first_name: William C.
last_name: Everhart
Language: English
Year: 1954

In the American Civil War, the Vicksburg campaign (December 1862-July 1863) was a pivotal victory for the Union under the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, who as a result was promoted by President Lincoln to command of all the North’s military forces.  Historian James M. McPherson called Vicksburg “The most brilliant and innovative campaign of the Civil War.”  A U.S. Army field manual called it “the most brilliant campaign ever fought on American soil.”    National Park Service Historical Manual