<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Phakathi neMpi YaseVicksburg ka-1863, wasolwa ngokuthengisela amabutho ase-United States ukudla eduze kwaseVicksburg kuyilapho amadoda akhe ayedle kancane. Ngo-April 1863, walwa eMpini Yase-  <response>: Impi yasePort Gibson futhi ngoMeyi 1863, eMpini yaseRaymond. Kamuva ngoMeyi, wabekwa ukuba abe ngumkhuzi wesiFunda saseNyakatho-mpumalanga yeLouisiana lapho amavukela-mbuso ebangela izinkinga emasimini aqashiwe lapho. Amabutho ayesebenza ngaphansi kwakhe abamba iqhaza eMpini yaseMillikens Bend ngoJuni, enye yezimpi zokuqala ukubandakanya amabutho aseMelika anemibala. 