A decisive 1863 victory at Champion Hill sealed the fate of Vicksburg
In a frantic 1863 clash in Mississippi, Union forces won a tactical masterpiece at Champion Hill, trapping a Confederate army and changing the course of the American Civil War.
The Battle of Champion Hill, fought on May 16, 1863, was the bloodiest and most significant action of Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg campaign. Grant's victory forced Confederate General John C. Pemberton to retreat into the defenses of Vicksburg, effectively cutting him off from reinforcements.
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