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The Battle of Jackson was fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign during the American Civil War. After entering the state of Mississippi in late April 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army moved his force inland to strike at the strategic Mississippi River town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Battle of Raymond, which was fought on May 12, convinced Grant that General Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate army was too strong to be safely bypassed, so he sent two corps, under Major Generals James B. McPherson and William T. Sherman, to capture Johnston's position at Jackson. Johnston did not believe the city was defensible and began withdrawing. Brigadier General John Gregg was tasked with commanding the Confederate rear guard, which foug

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  • Battle of Jackson, Mississippi (en)
  • Battaglia di Jackson (Mississippi) (it)
  • Bataille de Jackson (fr)
  • Slag bij Jackson (Mississippi) (nl)
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  • La bataille de Jackson est une bataille de la guerre de Sécession qui se déroula le 14 mai 1863 à Jackson, dans le Mississippi. * Portail de la guerre de Sécession * Portail du Mississippi * Portail des forces armées des États-Unis (fr)
  • La battaglia di Jackson, combattuta nel maggio 1863, fu un episodio della campagna di Vicksburg della guerra di secessione americana durante la quale le forze nordiste del maggiore generale Ulysses S. Grant sconfissero l'esercito confederato di Joseph Eggleston Johnston, conquistando la città di Jackson. (it)
  • The Battle of Jackson was fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign during the American Civil War. After entering the state of Mississippi in late April 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army moved his force inland to strike at the strategic Mississippi River town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Battle of Raymond, which was fought on May 12, convinced Grant that General Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate army was too strong to be safely bypassed, so he sent two corps, under Major Generals James B. McPherson and William T. Sherman, to capture Johnston's position at Jackson. Johnston did not believe the city was defensible and began withdrawing. Brigadier General John Gregg was tasked with commanding the Confederate rear guard, which foug (en)
  • De Slag bij Jackson vond plaats op 14 mei 1863 in Hinds County, Mississippi tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. Generaal-majoor Ulysses S. Grant versloeg generaal Joseph E. Johnston, veroverde de stad en sneed de communicatielijnen door van Vicksburg. (nl)
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