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From the Month of May, through to July 3rd, 1863, Major
General Ulysses S. Grant and his Union Troops besieged the Town of Vicksborg, Mississippi; with heavy shelling. Women in Vicksburg
dug out Caves and took shelter in them during the 48 days of heavy shelling. Finally, in Early July of 1863, The Confederate
Army and the Town of Vicksburg surrendered to Grant. Old Glory was displayed over the Vicksburg
Court House. With the victory at Vicksburg, General Grant and his Union Army had complete
control of the Western Campaign. The Reputation of U.S. Grant was boosted, and Abraham Lincoln appointed Grant as Chief General
of the Union Forces. During the last half of the Civil War, General Grant continued to thwart General Lee's Confederate Troops
(with the help of General William T. Sherman), which eventually lead to Lee's "Unconditional Surrender" on April 9,1865.
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