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A post-capture view of Vicksburg, Miss. Grant’s efforts to capture the town were the first major incursions into a Deep South state, and had major implications. (Library of Congress)
A post-capture view of Vicksburg, Miss. Grant’s efforts to capture the town were the first major incursions into a Deep South state, and had major implications. (Library of Congress)