| Jefferson Davis countermanded his order for the evacuation of Vicksburg, and, as he had feared, he proved unable to relieve the city. |
| After Grant outflanked the Confederates and encircled Vicksburg, they stood him off for weeks. |
| The Vicksburg sands encountered were fractured and a build up test conducted. |
| As for operations in the west, Grant slipped south of Vicksburg and crossed to the east bank of the Mississippi river. |
| The ninety-fifth embarked on board a transfer at Vicksburg, and started for the mouth of Red river. |
| Others will be struck more by the archaic nature of the Vicksburg campaign. |
