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We have finally made it to Vicksburg! Grant has been trying to take this city since basically the start of the war and he finally manages to surround Vicksburg and start a siege. The siege ends on July 4th and between this and Gettysburg, which ended July 3rd, these events were seen as the turning point of the war.
We have finally made it to Vicksburg! Grant has been trying to take this city since basically the start of the war and he finally manages to surround Vicksburg and start a siege. The siege ends on July 4th and between this and Gettysburg, which ended July 3rd, these events were seen as the turning point of the war. read more read less

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