 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Musi waMay 2, mauto aSherman akayambuka rwizi paGrand Gulf ndokuenda kuRaymond, Mississippi, iyo XVII Corps pasi paGeneral James B. McPherson yakabata musi waMay 12. Sherman akapfuura Raymond ndokufambira mberi paJackson, iyo iye naMcPherson vakatora musi waMay 14, uye kubva kwaJohnston akanga abva. Pashure pokunge Sherman agadza Mower kuti ave gavhuna wehondo weJackson, mauto eUnion akapisa chikamu cheguta racho, akaparadza mafekitari akawanda, uye akagura njanji dzaienda kuVicksburg. Zvinangwa zvaGrant zvakasimbiswazve apo uto rake rakakunda muhondo yeChampion Hill musi waMay 16 uye muhondo yeBig Black River Bridgemusi waMay 17. Musi waMay 22, chikwata ichi chakabatanidzwa mukurwisa kwakasimba kwaGrant kuVicksburg. 