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Long 47 Day Siege Essay

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The long 47 day siege has finally come to an end. The town of Vicksburg, Mississippi and the Confederate troops have made the decision to surrender to the Union army. It is another very disappointing loss for the Confederate troops. It lasted from May 18 - July 4, 1863. There are a total estimate of 37,402 casualties. The Union had 806 killed soldiers, 3,940 wounded, and 164 missing or captured.The Confederate had a total of 805 troops killed, 1,938 wounded, and 29,620 missing or captured. At the beginning of the war the Union had a total of 77,000 troops and the Confederate army has a total of 33,000. The total amount of soldiers all together was 110,000. In the end the Union came away with the victory over the Confederate

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