<prompt> Ngo-May 2, amabutho kaSherman awela umfula eGrand Gulf  <response>: futhi yaqhubeka yaya eRaymond, eMississippi, lapho i-XVII Corps ngaphansi kukaJenene James B. McPherson eyayihlala khona ngoMeyi 12. USherman wadlula uRaymond futhi wahlasela uJackson, yena noMcPherson abawuthatha ngoMeyi 14, futhi lapho uJohnston ayesehoxile khona. Ngemva kokuba uSherman emise uMower njengombusi wezempi waseJackson, amabutho e-Union ashisa ingxenye yedolobha, abhubhisa amafektri amaningi, futhi anqamula ukuxhumana kwezitimela neVicksburg. Izinhloso zikaGrant zaqiniswa ngokwengeziwe lapho ibutho lakhe linqoba eMpini yaseChampion Hill ngoMeyi 16 naseMpini yaseBig Black River Bridge ngoMeyi 17. NgoMeyi 22, i-regiment yabamba iqhaza ekuhlaselweni kukaGrant eVicksburg. 