Battle of Grand Gulf
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The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during the American Civil War. Union Army forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant had failed several times to bypass or capture the Confederate-held city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign. Grant decided to move his army south of Vicksburg, cross the Mississippi River, and then advance on the city. A Confederate Army division under Brigadier General John S. Bowen prepared defenses—Forts Wade and Cobun—at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, south of Vicksburg. To clear the way for a Union crossing, seven Union Navy ironclad warships from the Mississippi Squadron commanded by Admiral David Dixon Porter bombarded the Confederate defenses at Grand Gulf on April 29. Union fire silenced Fort Wade and killed its commander, but the overall Confederate position held. Grant decided to cross the river elsewhere.
1863
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United States, 
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Location: 32.0292, -91.0561, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Approaches to Grand Gulf
Battle of Grand Gulf second position
Grand Gulf Battlefield Mississippi| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1863 | Battle of Grand Gulf | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1863 | Battle of Port Gibson | battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Approaches to Grand Gulf | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Grand Gulf second position | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Grand Gulf Battlefield Mississippi | Commons | ||
