View of the Mississippi River from the bluff of Vicksburg, Mississippi, February 1864, under Union control.

View of the Mississippi River from the bluff of Vicksburg, Mississippi, February 1864, under Union control.

Vicksburg

Mississippi

Union Occupation of Vicksburg

The mighty Mississippi River as viewed west from Vicksburg, Mississippi. This location was among the most highly contested locations during the Civil War. The Union army and navy, under General U.S. Grant's direction, attempted to capture Vicksburg for a year and half before it finally fell. Its capture soon gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River, and Vicksburg was used as a base of military operations for the remainder of the war.

William Reddish Powell

The War Photograph and Exhibition Company, Hartford, CT, February 1864.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog

February 1864

public domain

digital file from a black and white negative, half of a stereographic image

English

still image

February 1864