Army of the Tennessee ( ~44,000)
Commander: MG Ulysses S. Grant
XIII Corps MG John A. McClernand
XV Corps MG William T. Sherman
XVII Corps MG James B. McPherson
XVI Corps MG Cadwallader C. Washburn (3 Div)
IX Corps MG John G. Parke ( Jun, 1863)
Det From NE Louisiana BG Elias S. Dennis
Army of Mississippi ~30,000*
Commander: LTG John C. Pemberton
Division Commanders:
MG William W. Loring
MG Carter L. Stevenson
MG Martin L. Smith
MG John H. Forney
MG John S. Bowen
*Gen. Joseph E. Johnston had forces near Raymond and Jackson, Mississippi numbering about 6,000 men. He did not materially add in the defense of Vicksburg during the campaign.
The Battles:
Chickasaw Bayou - Dec 26-29, 1862
Arkansas Post - Jan 9-11, 1863
Grant's Canal
Lake Providence Expedition
Duckport Canal
Vicksburg - 29 Apr - 4 July 1863
Grand Gulf - 29 Apr 1863
Synder's Bluff - 29 Apr - 1 May 1863
Port Gibson - 1 May 1863
Raymond - 12 May 1863
Jackson - 14 May 1863
Champion Hill - 16 May 1863
Big Black River - 17 May 1863
Siege of Vicksburg - 18 May - 4 Jul 1863
The Vicksburg campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River. The Union Army of the Tennessee under Major General Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this stronghold and defeating Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton's forces stationed there.
The campaign consisted of many important naval operations, troop maneuvers, failed initiatives, and eleven distinct battles from December 26, 1862, to July 4, 1863.