The Battle of Champion Hill
May 16, 1863
Historian and author Terrence J. Winschel describes the May 16, 1863 Battle of Champion Hill, the decisive battle of U.S. Grant's campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Edwards, MS | May 16, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
6,297
Union
2,457
2,457
Confed.
3,840
3,840