 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Musi waMay 13, 1863, mauto eUnion akakunda Hondo yokutanga yeJackson, achimanikidza mauto eConfederate kutiza kuchamhembe akananga kuCanton. Gare gare, pana May 15, 1863, mauto eUnion pasi pokutungamirira kwaWilliam Tecumseh Sherman akapisa nokupamba zvivako zvinokosha muguta reJackson, nzvimbo inokosha yokugadzira zvinhu uye njanji yeConfederation. Mushure mokudzinga mauto eConfederate kubva kuJackson, mauto eUnion akatendeukira kumadokero zvakare ndokurwisana nevadziviriri veVicksburg paHondo yeChampion Hill muEdwards iri pedyo. Kukombwa kweVicksburg kwakatanga nokukurumidza pashure pokukunda kweUnion paChampion Hill. Mauto eConfederate akatanga kuunganazve muJackson mukugadzirira kuyedza kupwanya mitsara yeUnion yakakomberedza Vicksburg uye kupedza kukombwa ikoko. Mauto eConfederate muJackson akavaka masvingo okudzivirira akakomberedza guta achigadzirira kufamba kumadokero kuenda kuVicksburg. 