Battle of Chickasaw Bayou

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called the Battle of Walnut Hills, fought December 26–29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton repulsed an advance by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman that was intended to lead to the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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USS Cairo, 

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1862 Battle of Chickasaw Bayou

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1862 — 1863 Vicksburg Campaign

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1863 Battle of Snyder's Bluff

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1863 Battle of Big Black River Bridge

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1863 Siege of Vicksburg

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1863 Battle of Milliken's Bend

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Battlefield of Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. The Poison Spring, February, 1864 LCCN2012646914

Camp-fire and cotton-field- southern adventure in time of war. Life with the Union armies, and residence on a Louisiana plantation (1865) (14576150439)

Iowa and the rebellion. A history of the troops furnished by the state of Iowa to the volunteer armies of the Union, which conquered the great Southern Rebellion of 1861-5 (1867) (14739651206)

Map of operations in the Chickasaw Bayou region near Vicksburg, MS

Chickasaw Bayou and Vicksburg Bluffs

Where Sherman failed-Chickasaw Bluffs LCCN93515512

Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield Mississippi

91 of 'Iowa and the Rebellion. A history of the troops furnished by the State of Iowa to the Volunteer Armies of the Union ... Third edition' (11083947934)

331 of 'History of the American Civil War, etc' (11246344246)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Chickasaw Bayou	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Vicksburg Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Snyder's Bluff	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Big Black River Bridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Siege of Vicksburg	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Milliken's Bend	battle	Wikidata
site	fort	1791	Fort Nogales	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Cairo	military museum, steamship, preserved watercraft, shipwreck, museum ship, gunboat, United States Navy	Wikidata
commons	image		Battlefield of Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. The Poison Spring, February, 1864 LCCN2012646914		Commons
commons	image		Camp-fire and cotton-field- southern adventure in time of war. Life with the Union armies, and residence on a Louisiana plantation (1865) (14576150439)		Commons
commons	image		Iowa and the rebellion. A history of the troops furnished by the state of Iowa to the volunteer armies of the Union, which conquered the great Southern Rebellion of 1861-5 (1867) (14739651206)		Commons
commons	image		Map of operations in the Chickasaw Bayou region near Vicksburg, MS		Commons
commons	image		Chickasaw Bayou and Vicksburg Bluffs		Commons
commons	image		Where Sherman failed-Chickasaw Bluffs LCCN93515512		Commons
commons	image		Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield Mississippi		Commons
commons	image		91 of 'Iowa and the Rebellion. A history of the troops furnished by the State of Iowa to the Volunteer Armies of the Union ... Third edition' (11083947934)		Commons
commons	image		331 of 'History of the American Civil War, etc' (11246344246)		Commons