We at the American Battlefield Trust are rereleasing our Animated Battle Maps with newly branded openings. Learn about the 48 day siege during the summer of 1863 that gave the Union Army, commanded by Ulysses S. Grant, control of the Mississippi River thus cutting the Confederate supply line to the South.

Our collection of animated maps bring battles of the American Civil War to life, complete with troop movement animations, narratives, reenactment footage and more.

0:00 Vicksburg: The key to winning the War
2:41 Grant begins campaign for Vicksburg
3:50 Grand Gulf
6:00 Port Gibson
7:23 The fight moves to land at Raymond
9:26 Battle of Champion Hill
13:06 Siege of Vicksburg
17:00 Pemberton Surrenders to Grant
19:12 Vicksburg Preservation