PaganRich, your welcome, Yes, that was a hellava battle, the Yanks tried coming down the river in big boats, they were trying to completely surround the Rebs, But they couldn't get down the river, because the Rebs, were excellent shots, with their muskets, an their big cannons, Vicksburg sits on top of a big hill, right on the banks of the river.
But what the Yanks, did was to dig a diversion canal, with just manpower, took a long time to build that diversion canal ,too. and its still there too, That's why the Rebs, didn't want them to come down the river, they knew they would be surrounded.
But they built the canal, and it sideskirted, Vicksburg, And got South of Vicksburg, And it's wasn't very long before the Yanks, had control, of Vicksburg, Vicksburg was the Souths, last real stronghold, and when Vicksburg fell, this was in 1863, they knew that the war was going, to be a loss for the South. The war ended in 1865.
But there is alot of History, in Vicksburg, in that battlefield, they keep it up, looking nice too.
If you get a chance ,come on over, you would love to visit that park.
Later mate.