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Events on Saturday 4 July 1863 1
1863Siege of Vicksburg ends in Confederate surrenderUnion gains control of the Mississippi RiverAfter a prolonged siege, Confederate forces surrendered the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi to Ulysses S. Grant on 4 July 1863. The victory gave the Union control of the entire Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.