<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Grant akasarudza kuburitsa mauto parutivi rwerwizi rweMississippi pazasi peVicksburg muna April. Pashure pokudzingira parutivi kuramba kweConfederate muhondo dze  <response>: MuPort Gibson naRaymond, varwi vaGrant vakaenda kunorwisa Jackson, Mississippi, ndokutora guta kubva kuhondo yeConfederate yakaungana kuti itsigire Vicksburg. Vadziviriri veConfederate veVicksburg vakanga vaenda kumabvazuva kweguta asi vakakundwa muHondo yeChampion Hill musi waMay 16. Pakazosvika May 18, varume vaGrant vakanga vasvika kuVicksburg. Kurwisa kwakatarisana neguta musi waMay 19 na22 kwakakundikana zvichizoita kurasikirwa kukuru, uye guta rakaiswa pasi pokukombwa. Kukombwa kweVicksburg kwakapfuurira kutozosvikira vadziviriri veConfederate vakapa musi waJuly 4. Pashure pokunge Vicksburg yakundwa, boka revarwi reConfederate rePort Hudson, Louisiana, rakateverawo, zvichipa Union kutonga kuzere kwerwizi rweMississippi. 