USA 2013, The American Civil War

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The American Civil War, Gettysburg July 13, 1863

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The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War.
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The American Civil War, Vicksburg, April 16 - July 4, 1863

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The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River. The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this stronghold and defeating Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's forces stationed there.