Battle of Grand Gulf: (Civil War Generals summary)
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2018-04-14
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This is a short series that will be covering battles that occur in the "Civil War Generals 2" series that is being uploaded to this channel. These are meant as a very quick summaries of the historical battles.
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The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863 as part of the Vicksburg Campaign under the command of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Naval forces under Rear Adm. David D. Porter led seven ironclads in an attack on the Confederate fortifications and batteries at Grand Gulf, downriver from Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the summer of 1862 Confederate field artillery had been harassing naval vessels from Grand Gulf. The town was largely burned in 1862 during a bombardment and through raids as an attempt to halt construction of earthworks around the town. However, construction of the heavy artillery resumed in March the following year.
The primary works at the time of the battle were the two earthen forts of Cobun and Wade. Fort Cobun was the stronger fortification due to its elevation and its parapet which was around 40 feet thick. Fort Wade on the other hand, stood only 20 feet above the river, three quarters of a mile downstream and a quarter of mile from the water's edge. Connecting these two forts was a trench of rifle pits, pillboxes, and dug-outs. Admiral Porter led seven ironclad gunboats in an attack on the fortifications with the intention of silencing the Confederate guns and then securing the area with troops from the XIII corps under Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand's who were on accompanying transports and barges. The attack began at 8 a.m. and continued until 1:30. During the fight, the gunboats moved within 100 yards of the guns at Fort Cobun, and while they successfully silenced the batteries of Fort Wade, the batteries at Fort Cobun remained out of reach and continued to fire and the Union was forced to withdrawal. After dark, however, the ironclads engaged the guns again while the steamboats and barges ran the gauntlet, with 17,000 men landing down river and marching towards Port Gibson.
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The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863 as part of the Vicksburg Campaign under the command of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Naval forces under Rear Adm. David D. Porter led seven ironclads in an attack on the Confederate fortifications and batteries at Grand Gulf, downriver from Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the summer of 1862 Confederate field artillery had been harassing naval vessels from Grand Gulf. The town was largely burned in 1862 during a bombardment and through raids as an attempt to halt construction of earthworks around the town. However, construction of the heavy artillery resumed in March the following year.
The primary works at the time of the battle were the two earthen forts of Cobun and Wade. Fort Cobun was the stronger fortification due to its elevation and its parapet which was around 40 feet thick. Fort Wade on the other hand, stood only 20 feet above the river, three quarters of a mile downstream and a quarter of mile from the water's edge. Connecting these two forts was a trench of rifle pits, pillboxes, and dug-outs. Admiral Porter led seven ironclad gunboats in an attack on the fortifications with the intention of silencing the Confederate guns and then securing the area with troops from the XIII corps under Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand's who were on accompanying transports and barges. The attack began at 8 a.m. and continued until 1:30. During the fight, the gunboats moved within 100 yards of the guns at Fort Cobun, and while they successfully silenced the batteries of Fort Wade, the batteries at Fort Cobun remained out of reach and continued to fire and the Union was forced to withdrawal. After dark, however, the ironclads engaged the guns again while the steamboats and barges ran the gauntlet, with 17,000 men landing down river and marching towards Port Gibson.
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