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American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant begin the Siege of Vicksburg during the Vicksburg campaign in order to take full control of the Mississippi River.
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American Civil War
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union. The central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether slavery should be permitted to expand into the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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1861-1865 Government of United States during the American Civil War
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Ulysses S. Grant
Civil War general, U.S. president (1869-1877)
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Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of the American Civil War
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Vicksburg campaign
1862–63 American Civil War campaign in Mississippi
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Mississippi River
Major river in the United States
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