Grand army picture book from April 12, 1861 to Apr26, 1865 . had begun to afflict them ; nnde-tlesh waseaten, and the trials and privations of the besieged Confederates can onlybe described by those who took part in them. With the capture of FortHill the Confederate citadel had fallen, and the guns which GeneralIMcl^berson had mounted on its ruins commanded most of the \\hcn they opened Hre the requiem of Vicksburg was rung by the shriek-ing shells as they Bcw through the air, carrying death and destruction. Other mines directed against- other parts of the Confederate forti-fications w
Grand army picture book from April 12, 1861 to Apr26, 1865 . had begun to afflict them ; nnde-tlesh waseaten, and the trials and privations of the besieged Confederates can onlybe described by those who took part in them. With the capture of FortHill the Confederate citadel had fallen, and the guns which GeneralIMcl^berson had mounted on its ruins commanded most of the \\hcn they opened Hre the requiem of Vicksburg was rung by the shriek-ing shells as they Bcw through the air, carrying death and destruction. Other mines directed against- other parts of the Confederate forti-fications were made ready, but eventhe bravest and most skilled of theConfederate leaders saw that furtherresistance was useless, and on July 4,I «6,:i, General Pemberton, despairingof aid from Johnston, surrendered thegreat stronghold to General \ ictory, taking place on the verydav when the birthday of the Nationis celebrated, was everywhere re-garded as an omen of success forthe Union cause. The number OF VICKSBURG. mcu suncndcd was 27,
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