Western Theater · The Civil War

Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg

The Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg ran from April 29, 1863 to July 4, 1863, a span of 67 days across MS, LA, AR. Its 11 principal battles account for 15,319 Union and 19,418 Confederate casualties in the surviving records, with the balance of decisive actions falling to the Union.

At a glance

The campaign in figures

Principal battles
11
Duration
67 days
States
MS, LA, AR
Union casualties
15,319
Confederate casualties
19,418
Order of events

Principal battles, in sequence

DateEngagementStateResultCasualties
Apr 29, 1863Snyder's BluffGrade DMSConfederate victoryUnknown
Apr 29, 1863Grand GulfGrade CMSConfederate victoryTotal unknown
May 1, 1863Port GibsonGrade BMSUnion victory1,648 total
May 12, 1863RaymondGrade BMSUnion victory1,011 total
May 14, 1863JacksonGrade BMSUnion victory1,136 total
May 16, 1863Champion HillGrade AMSUnion victory6,757 total
May 17, 1863Big Black River BridgeGrade BMSUnion victory2,273 total
May 18, 1863VicksburgGrade AMSUnion victory19,233 total
Jun 7, 1863Milliken's BendGrade CLAUnion victory837 total
Jun 29, 1863Goodrich's LandingGrade DLAInconclusiveTotal unknown
Jul 4, 1863HelenaGrade BARUnion victory1,842 total
Beyond the principal battles

Recorded engagements in the campaign area

DateEngagementStateCasualties
May 19, 1863Assaults on VicksburgLA157 killed, 2550 wounded, 147 missing/captured
May 16, 1863Battle of Champion's Hill, Baker's Creek, Edwards' Depot or Midway HillMS410 killed, 1844 wounded, 8 missing/captured
May 18, 1863Siege of VicksburgMS147 killed, 613 wounded, 9 missing/captured
Jun 7, 1863Actions, Milliken's Bend and Young's PointLA101 killed, 285 wounded, 266 missing/captured
May 12, 1863Engagement, RaymondMS66 killed, 339 wounded, 37 missing/captured
May 14, 1863Engagement, JacksonMS42 killed, 251 wounded, 7 missing/captured
May 17, 1863Engagement Big Black River BridgeMS39 killed, 237 wounded, 3 missing/captured
Jul 4, 1863Attack on Helena. (Holmes')AR57 killed, 146 wounded, 36 missing/captured
Apr 29, 1863Engagement, Grand Gulf, and passage of the BatteriesMS26 killed, 54 wounded
Jun 22, 1863Skirmish, Jones' Plantation near Birdsong FerryMS12 killed, 12 wounded, 32 missing/captured
Jun 4, 1863Engagement, MechanicsburgMS2 killed, 10 wounded
May 25, 1863Skirmish, Polk's Plantation near HelenaAR5 wounded, 2 missing/captured
May 29, 1863Action, MechanicsburgMS4 wounded
Jun 30, 1863Skirmish, Goodrich's LandingLA1 killed, 3 wounded
Jun 18, 1863Skirmish, Birdsong Ferry, Big Black RiverMS2 missing/captured
May 23, 1863Expedition from Helena to NapoleonvilleAR1 wounded
Jun 12, 1863Skirmish, Birdsong Ferry, Big Black RiverMS1 wounded
Apr 29, 1863Engagement, Snyders MillMS-
May 3, 1863Action, Big Black RiverMS-
May 3, 1863Skirmishes, Forty Hills and Hankinson's FerryMS-

47 further recorded engagements fall within this campaign’s dates and ground. The complete geographic record is held on the state pages: LA, MS, AR.

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