Grant and Vicksburg

[Armengol Martinez]

Why did Grant attacked Vicksburg from the south?

 

[Irishtom29]

The south and east were the best approaches—the west was defended by the river and the north by high ground.

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Hi Armengol, and welcome from the Ulysses S. Grant forum

I have searched multiple threads in order to help come up with an answer to this one, and I think I've found one that might be helpful.

https://civilwartalk.com/threads/vi...-to-attack-from-the-south.105590/#post-976764

I will search for more info, and hopefully some others will also be able to contribute. This was obviously a very decisive battle.

 

[Cavalry Charger]

There are multiple threads listed under the 'Siege of Vicksburg' in 'Battle Forums' to which I will link you below:

https://civilwartalk.com/forums/siege-of-vicksburg.156/

You may also be able to find the answer to your question here, but prepare to be sucked into the vortex

 

[Ole Miss]

Welcome from the Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing Forum and North! To better understand the Vicksburg Campaign you should visit the park and see and experience the terrain. It is simply difficult to understand the battle and campaign without visiting Vicksburg and it is a lovely town and park to see.
Regards
David

 

[gary]

Grant's attempt from the North and inland were all defeated. South was the only route he didn't try, but that required marching through Louisiana and having Porter sail past Vicksburg to rendezvous with him and ferry his army across the Mississippi River.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Why did Grant attacked Vicksburg from the south?

In a nutshell, he was the better tactician during the Vicksburg Campaign.

Grant threw conventional wisdom '' to the wind ' and proceeded with his own unorthodox ideas.

Lucky for General Grant . . . it worked.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

BTW, welcome aboard @Armengol Martinez !

 

[major bill]

I have heard that the Confederate soldiers at Vicksburg were superior to the Union soldiers and that Grant was out generaled by the Confederate generals during the Vicksburg Campaign and Grant only won because he greatly out numbered the Confederates.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I have heard that the Confederate soldiers at Vicksburg were superior to the Union soldiers

Not at all.

The Reb's had 'Home Field Advantage" . . . but the Yanks had more depth on offense .

 

[Irishtom29]

I have heard that the Confederate soldiers at Vicksburg were superior to the Union soldiers and that Grant was out generaled by the Confederate generals during the Vicksburg Campaign and Grant only won because he greatly out numbered the Confederates.

Well, you'll hear all kinds of things. I think that when Grant crossed the river the rebel forces in play were about equal to Grant's, maybe a little higher even. I'm going off the top of my head in this assertion.

IMO the Army of the Tennessee was, overall, the best army of the war. The absolute best was the Army of the Potomac at the very end of the war, once Grant and Sheridan finally had it tuned up.