<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: UGrant wanquma ukuletha amabutho ohlangothini lweMississippi lomfula ngezansi kweVicksburg ngo-April. Ngemva kokucindezela eceleni ukumelana kwama-Confederate empini yase  <response>: E-Port Gibson nase-Raymond, amasosha kaGrant ahlasela i-Jackson, eMississippi, futhi athatha idolobha ebuthweni le-Confederate elihlangene ukusekela iVicksburg. Abavikeli be-Confederate baseVicksburg babethuthele empumalanga yedolobha kodwa banqotshwa eMpini yaseChampion Hill ngoMeyi 16. Ngo-May 18, amadoda kaGrant ayesefinyelele eVicksburg. Ukuhlaselwa okuqondile kwedolobha ngoMeyi 19 no-22 kwahluleka ngenxa yokulahlekelwa okukhulu, futhi idolobha lavinjezelwa. Ukuvinjezelwa kweVicksburg kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba yilapho abavikeli be-Confederate bezinikela ngoJulayi 4. Ngemva kokunqotshwa kweVicksburg, ibutho le-Confederate lasePort Hudson, eLouisiana, lalandela, lanikeza i-Union ukulawula ngokuphelele uMfula iMississippi. 